Prospective Evaluation of Patients With Pleural Effusion
ConditionPleural Effusion
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorChinese University of Hong Kong
About this trial
Having a pleural effusion is a common reason for being hospitalized, as it usually requires in-patient care for invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Specific subtypes of pleural effusion may warrant recurrent admissions, a longer hospital stay and consume more healthcare resources. Despite the recent advancement of pleural medicine, better research is increasingly desired to fill the gaps in establishing an early diagnosis and optimal management of pleural effusion from various causes. Local data on different aspects of pleural effusion is also lacking.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Patients hospitalized for pleural effusion.
Pleural tapping will be performed for pleural fluid analysis.
Aged 18 years old or above
Disqualifiers
None
Trial population
Patients who have pleural effusion and will undergo thoracentesis for pleural fluid sampling
Trial design
Design model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
thoracentesis
Procedure/SurgeryA type of pleural procedure that will yield pleural fluid for subsequent analysis
Treatment groups
1,000 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: Pleural effusion1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Aetiology of pleural effusion
spectrum of aetiology for pleural effusion
Time frame
1 monthSecondary outcomes
1
Management of pleural effusion
common clinical practice of handling pleural effusion will be evaluated
Time frame
1 month2
Prognosis of pleural effusion
need for hospitalization, pleural procedure, complication rate and time required to establish a diagnosis for patients with pleural effusion will be evaluated
Time frame
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov