Effect of Respiratory exercise in decreasing the fluid in the chest because of cancer.
Not Applicable
- 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
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2015/07/006005
- Lead Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 130
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
•Refusals.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method â?¢The effectiveness of pleurodesis as assessed by reaccumulation of pleural fluid on chest radiographs on follow up at 1 month.Timepoint: 1 month follow up.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method â?¢Length of hospital stay for pleurodesis.Timepoint: After intevrntion and till discharge.