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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2015/07/006005
CTRI/2015/07/006005
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To assess the role of Respiratory physiotherapy in the effectiveness of pleurodesis in adult patients with malignant pleural effusion.

All India Institute of Medical Sciences0 sites130 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Health Condition 1: null- Adult patients with diagnosed cancer of any site, having malignant pleural effusion and requiring pleurodesis will be recruited for the study
Sponsor
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Enrollment
130
Status
Not Yet Recruiting
Last Updated
4 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
4 years ago
Study Type
Interventional

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Recurrent and symptomatic malignant pleural effusion
  • Age more than 18 years
  • Life expectancy \> 3 months

Exclusion Criteria

  • Atelectasis due to endobronchial obstruction
  • Previous pleural procedures (except for thoracocentesis and/or pleural biopsy).
  • Cognitive impairments or comprehension deficits.
  • Coagulopathies (PT INR \>1\.5, and/or thrombocytopenia (platelet count \<80000/mm3\).
  • Active pleural or systemic infection.
  • Unstable cardiovascular status i.e. hemodynamic instability requiring inotropes/vasopressors, recent myocardial infarction \< 5 days or uncontrolled arrythmias

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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