CompletedNot Applicable

A Trial of Rigid Versus Semirigid Thoracoscopy in the Evaluation of Exudative Pleural Effusions

India70 participantsStarted 2011-04

Plain-language summary

Rigid thoracoscopy is an established procedure for the performance of pleural biopsies for undiagnosed pleural effusions. The semirigid thoracoscope is a relatively new instrument designed for the same purpose which is claimed to be more user-friendly. The two devices have not been compared in a head-to-head trial in published literature. The investigators attempt to conduct a randomised comparative trial between the two devices.

Who can participate

Age range12 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with an exudative (as defined by Light's criteria) pleural effusion of unknown etiology after a microbiological (namely gram stain and acid fast bacillus stain) and cytological examination Exclusion Criteria: * Significant hypoxemia on room air * Hemodynamic instability * Significant cardiac disease (known myocardial infarction in last 6 weeks or presence of unstable angina) * Refractory cough * Lack of pleural space due to adhesions * Uncorrected coagulopathy

What they're measuring

Diagnostic yield of thoracoscopic biopsy by intention to treat analysis

Timeframe: 3 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01726556

SponsorPost Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2012-12

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