Clinical trials: Pleural Empyema
Empyema, Pleural, Thoracic Empyema
Comparison of Lung Expansion After Uniportal and Multiportal Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Stage II Post Pneumonic Bacterial Empyema Thoracis
It was a parallel-armed randomized control study in which 160 participants admitted to the Thoracic Surgery Department, Services Hospital, Lahore were included.
- Trial name
- NCT07137507
- Testing
- Uniportal VATS, Multi-portal VATS
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- University of Health Sciences Lahore
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
Pleural Effusion, Pneumothorax
Suturing With U-Technique Versus Un-Reapproximated Wound Edges During Removal of Closed Thoracostomy Tube Drain
The study will be carried out by the principal investigator and his team at the Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery of the Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan and the University College…
- Conditions
- Pleural Effusion, Pneumothorax, Chest Trauma, Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
- Trial name
- SUTURE (NCT04193241)
- Testing
- Closure of chest tube wound
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 142 people
- Sponsor
- University of Ibadan
Pleural Empyema, Tuberculosis (TB)
The Role of Decortication in Complex Empyema Cases: Multidrug Resistance and Tuberculosis at the Forefront
Empyema is a problem that thoracic surgeons deal in everyday practice. The main goal of treatment is evacuating the pus and fibrin deposits in the thoracic cavity for complete lung expansion.
- Conditions
- Pleural Empyema, Tuberculosis (TB), Bacterial Sepsis
- Trial name
- NCT07167823
- Testing
- Decortication
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- University of Health Sciences Lahore
Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion, Empyema
Clinical Trial Corticoids For Empyema And Pleural Effusion In Children
STUDY JUSTIFICATION 1. Scientific evidence of the usefulness of corticosteroid use for infectious diseases: Corticosteroids along with antibiotic use improve survival in some infectious processes provide long term benefits and…
- Trial name
- CORTEEC (NCT01261546)
- Testing
- Dexamethasone
- Where
- 8 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Infanta Sofia
Empyema, Pleural Effusion
Alteplase for Treatment of Empyema and Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion
The purpose of this study is to assess the benefit to patients with empyema or complicated parapneumonic effusion (CPE) using a daily versus twice daily Alteplase regimen of two different dose strategies compared with saline…
- Trial name
- NCT00103766
- Testing
- Alteplase
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- O'Brien, Jeana D., MD, FACP, FCCP