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Conditions
Malignant Pleural Effusion, Pleural Effusion
Interventions
Large bore chest drain + NSAID based analgesic regimen, Small bore chest drain + NSAID based analgesic regimen, Large bore chest drain + opiate based analgesic regimen, Small bore chest drain + opiate based analgesic regimen
Other
Lead sponsor
University of California, Davis
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
4 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2009 – 2014
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Sacramento, California
Conditions
Esophageal Cancer, Lung Cancer, Malignant Mesothelioma, Metastatic Cancer
Interventions
decitabine
Drug
Lead sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NIH
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
Started 1999
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Bethesda, Maryland
Conditions
Ovarian Cancer, Primary Peritoneal Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer, Cancer
Interventions
Not listed
Lead sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NIH
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
22 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2017 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Bethesda, Maryland
Active, not recruiting Not applicable Interventional

The ACES Study for Aseptic Pleural Effusion

NCT06210685
Conditions
Pleural Effusion
Interventions
Automatic Continuous Effusion Shunt implantation
Device
Lead sponsor
Pleural Dynamics, Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
21 Years and older
Enrollment
25 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2025
U.S. locations
4
States / cities
Hollywood, Florida • Baltimore, Maryland • Chapel Hill, North Carolina + 1 more
Conditions
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, Lymphangiomyomas, Pleural Effusions, Ascites
Interventions
Octreotide
Drug
Lead sponsor
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
NIH
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years · Female only
Enrollment
4 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
Started 2000
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Bethesda, Maryland
Terminated No phase listed Observational

Chylothorax Following Heart Surgery

NCT00215098
Conditions
Chylothorax
Interventions
Not listed
Lead sponsor
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Other
Eligibility
Not listed
Enrollment
70 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2005 – 2006
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Atlanta, Georgia
Conditions
Malignant Pleural Effusion, Recurrent Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Stage IIIB Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Interventions
gemcitabine hydrochloride, carboplatin, bortezomib, laboratory biomarker analysis
Drug · Other
Lead sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NIH
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
34 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
Started 2002
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Duarte, California
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
Conditions
Advanced Cancer, Pleural Effusion
Interventions
Intrapleural catheter (IPC) drained, IPC Placement, Chest X-Ray
Procedure · Radiation
Lead sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
257 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2008 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Houston, Texas
Conditions
Malignant Pleural Effusion
Interventions
Aspira Catheter, Ultrasound
Device · Procedure
Lead sponsor
Washington University School of Medicine
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2018 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
St Louis, Missouri
Conditions
Fallopian Tube Cancer, Metastatic Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Peritoneal Cavity Cancer
Interventions
carboplatin, cisplatin, paclitaxel
Drug
Lead sponsor
Canadian Cancer Trials Group
Network
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
275 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2010 – 2016
U.S. locations
6
States / cities
Springfield, Missouri • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma • Providence, Rhode Island + 2 more
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional

Pleural Irrigation With a Novel Devise.

NCT06727578
Conditions
Pleural Effusion Disorder
Interventions
of intrapleural saline irrigation with CLR irrigator
Device
Lead sponsor
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
10 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions
Stage IIIB Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With Pleural Effusion, Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Interventions
Tamibarotene, Placebo
Drug
Lead sponsor
CytRx
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
140 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2011 – 2013
U.S. locations
3
States / cities
Rancho Mirage, California • Kansas City, Kansas • Hackensack, New Jersey
Not yet recruiting Phase 4 Interventional

Flush, Lyse, Operate

NCT07592520
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
Conditions
Malignant Pleural Effusion, Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma, Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer
Interventions
AdV-tk + valacyclovir
Biological
Lead sponsor
Candel Therapeutics, Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
19 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2013 – 2018
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Conditions
Advanced Cancers, Malignant Pleural Effusions
Interventions
Questionnaires, Fentanyl Patch, Fentanyl (IV), Saline, Doxycycline, Phone Calls
Behavioral · Drug · Other
Lead sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
3 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2016 – 2017
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Houston, Texas
Conditions
Congestive Heart Failure(CHF), Pleural Effusion Due to Congestive Heart Failure
Interventions
Thoracentesis
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Albany Medical College
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
216 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2029
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Albany, New York
Conditions
Malignant Pleural Effusions
Interventions
Not listed
Lead sponsor
Johns Hopkins University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 99 Years
Enrollment
95 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2014 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Baltimore, Maryland
Conditions
Malignant Pleural Effusion
Interventions
Talc
Drug
Lead sponsor
Duke University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
4 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Durham, North Carolina
Conditions
Malignant Pleural Effusion
Interventions
Active Comparator: Approved Uncoated PleurX Indwelling Pleural Catheter, Experimental: Silver Nitrate Coated Indwelling Pleural Catheter (SNCIPC)
Device
Lead sponsor
C. R. Bard
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
119 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2016 – 2018
U.S. locations
16
States / cities
Huntsville, Alabama • Stanford, California • Tampa, Florida + 12 more
Conditions
Lung Cancer
Interventions
Trastuzumab, Cisplatin, Gemcitabine Hydrochloride
Biological · Drug
Lead sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
22 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
1999 – 2004
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Houston, Texas
Completed Phase 4 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Management of Pleural Space Infections

NCT03873766
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
Conditions
Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Interventions
Arm A: Pemetrexed Cisplatin, Arm B Pemetrexed, Cisplatin and MK-0646
Drug
Lead sponsor
University of Kansas
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
27 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2009 – 2014
U.S. locations
4
States / cities
Hutchinson, Kansas • Kansas City, Kansas • Topeka, Kansas + 1 more
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