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Withdrawn Phase 3 Interventional
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Conditions
Empyema
Interventions
tPA alone, tPA plus dornase
Biological
Lead sponsor
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Other
Eligibility
Up to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2016
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Kansas City, Missouri
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Jan 27, 2016 · Synced May 22, 2026, 1:30 AM EDT
Completed Phase 2Phase 3 Interventional
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Conditions
Empyema
Interventions
Chest tube with tPA infusion for 3 days, VATS decortication
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Other
Eligibility
Up to 18 Years
Enrollment
36 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2006 – 2007
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Kansas City, Missouri
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated May 8, 2008 · Synced May 22, 2026, 1:30 AM EDT
Not listed Not applicable Interventional
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Conditions
Empyema, Pleural Effusion
Interventions
Alteplase
Drug
Lead sponsor
O'Brien, Jeana D., MD, FACP, FCCP
Individual
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
75 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
Started 2004
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Temple, Texas
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Jul 31, 2006 · Synced May 22, 2026, 1:30 AM EDT
Not yet recruiting Phase 4 Interventional
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Conditions
Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion, Empyema, Pleural
Interventions
Intrapleural Saline with possible escalation to intraplerual alteplase and dornase.
Drug
Lead sponsor
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
30 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Hanover, New Hampshire
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated May 17, 2026 · Synced May 22, 2026, 1:30 AM EDT
Completed Phase 4 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers
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Conditions
Empyema, Pleural, Parapneumonic Effusion
Interventions
Intrapleural Medications, Surgery, Pleural Sampling, Pleural fluid drainage, Protocol Image #1, Surgical Consultation, Protocol Image #2: Chest X-ray PA/Lateral, Quality of Life
Drug · Procedure · Radiation + 2 more
Lead sponsor
Swedish Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
26 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2019 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Seattle, Washington
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Nov 21, 2022 · Synced May 22, 2026, 1:30 AM EDT
Recruiting No phase listed Observational
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Conditions
Lung Cancer, Lung Infection, Breast Cancer, Malignant Pleural Effusion, Empyema
Interventions
Not listed
Lead sponsor
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
9,999 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2018 – 2050
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Oct 15, 2025 · Synced May 22, 2026, 1:30 AM EDT
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional
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Conditions
Empyema, Pleural, Pleural Infection
Interventions
Saline Flush
Other
Lead sponsor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
96 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2026
U.S. locations
5
States / cities
Sterling Heights, Michigan • Omaha, Nebraska • New York, New York + 2 more
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Feb 19, 2026 · Synced May 22, 2026, 1:30 AM EDT
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available
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Conditions
Hemothorax, Hemopneumothorax; Traumatic, Empyema, Chest Tube Size
Interventions
Chest tube placement
Device
Lead sponsor
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
193 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2017 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charlotte, North Carolina
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Mar 28, 2023 · Synced May 22, 2026, 1:30 AM EDT
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available
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Conditions
Pleural Effusion Associated With Pulmonary Infection, Bacterial Pleural Effusion Other Than Tuberculosis
Interventions
Alteplase, Placebo
Drug
Lead sponsor
Midwest Pulmonary and Critical Care
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
100 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2004 – 2009
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Omaha, Nebraska
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Apr 29, 2012 · Synced May 22, 2026, 1:30 AM EDT
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers
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Conditions
Pleural Infection
Interventions
Saline Irrigation
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
60 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2025 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Rochester, Minnesota
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Mar 29, 2026 · Synced May 22, 2026, 1:30 AM EDT
Terminated Not applicable Interventional Results available
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Conditions
Infection, Cancer, Neoplasm, Empyema, Granuloma
Interventions
Cone-beam computed tomography (CT), Conventional Computed Tomography (CT)
Device
Lead sponsor
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
NIH
Eligibility
18 Years to 100 Years
Enrollment
87 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2011 – 2015
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Bethesda, Maryland
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Jan 4, 2018 · Synced May 22, 2026, 1:30 AM EDT
Recruiting Phase 4 Interventional
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Conditions
Pleural Infection Bacterial, Pleural Infections, Pleural Infections and Inflammations, Empyema, Pleural, Empyema, Complicated Pleural Effusion/ Empyema, Pleural Effusion Associated With Pulmonary Infection, Pleural Effusion
Interventions
Fibrinolytic once daily, Fibrinolytic twice daily, DNA degradation once daily, DNA degradation twice daily
Drug
Lead sponsor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
270 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2028
U.S. locations
6
States / cities
New Haven, Connecticut • Chicago, Illinois • Detroit, Michigan + 2 more
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated May 18, 2026 · Synced May 22, 2026, 1:30 AM EDT
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available
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Conditions
Parapneumonic Effusion, Empyema, Pleural, Coagulopathy
Interventions
VATS Decortication, Fibrinolytic Therapy
Procedure · Drug
Lead sponsor
Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
10 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2018 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Denver, Colorado
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Jan 26, 2022 · Synced May 22, 2026, 1:30 AM EDT
Completed Phase 4 Interventional Results available
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Conditions
Pleural Infection, Empyema, Pleural Diseases, Parapneumonic Effusion
Interventions
tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) and human recombinant deoxyribonuclease (DNase), Medical Thoracoscopy
Drug · Procedure
Lead sponsor
Tulane University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
32 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2017 – 2019
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New Orleans, Louisiana
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Feb 3, 2021 · Synced May 22, 2026, 1:30 AM EDT
Completed No phase listed Observational
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Conditions
Surgical Complication, COVID-19, Pneumothorax, Empyema, Pleural, Abscess, Hemothorax, Thoracic
Interventions
Lung parenchyma resection, Empyemectomy
Procedure
Lead sponsor
University of Milano Bicocca
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
83 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2020 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated May 29, 2023 · Synced May 22, 2026, 1:30 AM EDT