Clinical trials: Empyema
Pleural Empyema
Intrapleural DNase and Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Pediatric Empyema (DTPA Trial)
Bacterial pneumonia can be complicated by the development of excess fluid and pus (pleural empyema) around the lungs in children. The incidence of pleural empyema in children has increased significantly in the last 10 years.
- Trial name
- NCT01717742
- Testing
- TPA (Tissue Plasminogen Activator), DNase
- Where
- 6 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Pleural Infection
Pleural Space Saline Irrigation in Addition to Standard Intrapleural Thrombolytic Therapy in Empyema/Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion
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.
- Trial name
- NCT06434324
- Testing
- Saline Irrigation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Acute Cholecystitis, Empyema of Gallbladder
Effects of Drainage in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
During laparoscopic surgery for an acutely inflamed gallbladder, most surgeons routinely insert a drain. However, no consensus has been reached regarding the need for drainage in these cases, and the use of a drain remains…
- Conditions
- Acute Cholecystitis, Empyema of Gallbladder, Abscess of Gallbladder
- Trial name
- NCT02027402
- Testing
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy with drain insertion
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 198 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul St. Mary's Hospital
Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, Lung Cancer
Empyema Following Pneumonectomy for Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Empyema following pneumonectomy for Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) is a known problem that occurs in about 2% of pneumonectomy patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01837186
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Gasthuisberg
Infection, Cancer
Comparing Xperguide vs. Conventional Methods During Percutaneous Image Guided Procedures
Background: Procedures that use medical tools in or near a possible abnormality in the body often use computed tomography (CT) scans to locate the abnormality and guide the path that a needle will take to collect a sample of…
- Conditions
- Infection, Cancer, Neoplasm, Empyema
- Trial name
- NCT01287013
- Testing
- Cone-beam computed tomography (CT), Conventional Computed Tomography (CT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Empyema, Pneumonia
Urokinase Versus Video-assisted Thoracoscopic to Treat Complicated Parapneumonic Empyema in Childhood
A great controversy exists about which is the best method to perform the evacuation of the collection. The purpose of this study is to evaluate which is the best initial treatment to drain complicated parapneumonic empyema…
- Trial name
- NCT00798278
- Testing
- Urokinase, Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic
- Where
- 6 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Spanish Society of Pediatric Surgery