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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
Conditions
Pleuritis, Non-specific
Interventions
Corticosteroid, No Corticosteroid
Drug · Other
Lead sponsor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2026
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
New York, New York
Conditions
Pulmonary Edema, Pneumonia, Atelectasis, Pleural Effusion, Acute Rejection of Lung Transplant (Disorder), Airway Obstruction, Rib Fractures, Acute Copd Exacerbation, Asthma COPD, Pulmonary Embolism, Hemothorax, Pneumothorax, Mesothelioma, Diaphragmatic Paralysis
Interventions
Portable Dynamic Digital Radiography (DDR)
Diagnostic Test
Lead sponsor
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
230 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
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
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
Conditions
Pleural Effusion Associated With Pulmonary Infection, Pleural Effusion Disorder, Pleural Effusions
Interventions
Pleural Saline Irrigation
Combination Product
Lead sponsor
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
96 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions
Hemopneumothorax, Pneumothorax
Interventions
Ancef or Clindamycin, Placebo
Drug
Lead sponsor
St. Luke's Hospital, Pennsylvania
Other
Eligibility
16 Years and older
Enrollment
50 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2005 – 2009
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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
Completed Phase 4 Interventional Results available

Fibrinolytic Therapy Versus Medical Thoracoscopy

NCT03213834
Conditions
Pleural Diseases
Interventions
Chest thoracoscopy, Chest fibrinolytic therapy, tPA, DNase
Procedure · Drug
Lead sponsor
University of Florida
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 90 Years
Enrollment
5 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2017 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Gainesville, Florida
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
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
Conditions
Pleural Infection, Pleural Diseases
Interventions
Medical Thoracoscopy, Fibrinolytic Group
Other
Lead sponsor
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
32 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2017 – 2019
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
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
Cancer
Interventions
Fentanyl sublingual spray, Placebo
Drug
Lead sponsor
INSYS Therapeutics Inc
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
130 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2007 – 2010
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chandler, Arizona
Conditions
Surgery, Anaesthesia, Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury, Lung Injury, Pneumonia, Pneumothorax, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult, Respiratory Insufficiency
Interventions
Not listed
Lead sponsor
European Society of Anaesthesiology
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
10,690 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2013
U.S. locations
3
States / cities
Aurora, Colorado • Boston, Massachusetts • Rochester, Minnesota
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
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
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
Healthy
Interventions
CVC Train the Trainer
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Northwestern University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
226 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2014 – 2018
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chicago, Illinois
Recruiting Phase 1Phase 2 Interventional

A Beta-only IL-2 ImmunoTherapY Study

NCT05086692
Conditions
Advanced Solid Tumor, Unresectable Solid Tumor, Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma, Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Squamous, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Non-squamous, Colorectal Cancer (MSI-H), Gastric Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Bladder Cancer, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck, Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Pleural Mesothelioma, Esophageal Cancer, Endometrial Carcinoma, Solid Tumor, Solid Tumor, Adult, MSI-H Solid Malignant Tumor, Cancer With A High Tumor Mutational Burden, Epithelial Ovarian Carcinoma, Primary Peritoneal Cancer, Gastroesophageal Junction (GEJ) Cancer, Acral Melanoma, Mucosal Melanoma, Cutaneous Melanoma, DMMR Solid Malignant Tumor, Fallopian Tube Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, MSI-H Cancer, DMMR Cancer, Pancreas Adenocarcinoma (MSI-H), Skin Cancer, Viral Cancer, Cervical Cancers, Endometrial Cancer
Interventions
MDNA11, Pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDA®)
Drug
Lead sponsor
Medicenna Therapeutics, Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
115 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2026
U.S. locations
7
States / cities
San Diego, California • San Francisco, California • Santa Monica, California + 4 more
Completed No phase listed Observational Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Evaluation of Implementation of a National Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training Program

NCT03296280
Conditions
Other Acute Illnesses Presenting to the Hospital, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, Deep Venous Thrombosis, Cellulitis, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Acute Cholecystitis, Peritoneal Free Fluid, Hydronephrosis, Pleural Effusion, Urinary Retention
Interventions
Not listed
Lead sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development
Federal
Eligibility
Not listed
Enrollment
116 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2016 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
San Antonio, Texas
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
Recruiting No phase listed Observational

UNC Pleural Fluid Registry

NCT05620329
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
Conditions
Cancer
Interventions
entinostat
Drug
Lead sponsor
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
NIH
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
75 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2001 – 2008
U.S. locations
3
States / cities
Bethesda, Maryland