Role of Medical Thoracoscopy to find out the cause of fluid that accumulates in the pleural space

Role of Medical Thoracoscopy in the evaluation of Pleural Effusion - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/01/061428

Enrollment

Registered

2024-01-12

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-01-22

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: J90- Pleural effusion, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention1: Medical Thoracoscopy: Patients with Undiagnosed pleural effusion will undergo thoracoscopy in which pleural biopsy will be taken from the lesion and sent for histopathological examinati

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult (18 years and above) patients with pleural effusion admitted to the Department of Respiratory Medicine at AVBRH

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patient unfit for undergoing thoracoscopy 2.Patients that deny consent to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. The role of thoracoscopy in patients with diagnosed and undiagnosed effusion will be assessed 2. The efficacy of medical thoracoscopy in the diagnosis of pleural effusion will be studied 3. Correlation will be determined between findings of medical thoracoscopy with biochemical and cytological parameters of pleural fluid. Timepoint: 2-4 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
not applicableTimepoint: not applicable	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAnjana Ledwani

Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research

adwanisameer@gmail.com9503438992

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026