Intrapleural Catheter Daily Versus Three Times a Week Drainage
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Official title
Effectiveness of Daily Versus Three Times a Week Drainage After Placement of Intrapleural Catheters for the Palliative Management of Pleural Effusions Associated With Malignancies
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00761618
- Recruitment status
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Lead sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Other
- Enrollment
- 257 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Chest X-Ray Radiation
- IPC Placement Procedure
- Intrapleural catheter (IPC) drained Procedure
Radiation · Procedure
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not listed
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Aug 21, 2008
- Primary completion
- Aug 30, 2026
- Completion
- Aug 30, 2026
- Last update posted
- Apr 15, 2026
2008 – 2026
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston | Texas | 77030 | — |
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- No medical advice, eligibility judgments, treatment recommendations, study quality scoring, or AI-generated medical summaries. No site contact phone numbers, emails, or investigator names.
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted Apr 15, 2026 · Synced Apr 22, 2026
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