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Pleural Space Saline Irrigation in Addition to Standard Intrapleural Thrombolytic Therapy in Empyema/Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion

NCT06434324 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2026-03-30

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if there is any benefit in adding saline irrigation through a chest tube to the standard course of treatment for people diagnosed or suspected of having a pleural space infection.

Conditions

  • Pleural Infection

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Saline Irrigation

250 cc waves of warmed saline irrigation (up to 2000 cc) through thoracostomy tube on a daily basis

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Dagny Anderson, MD · Mayo Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-03-29
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2027-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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