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Narrow band imaging during medical thoracoscopy for patients with undiagnosed pleural effusions

Narrow band imaging during medical thoracoscopy for patients with undiagnosed pleural effusions

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR-DDD-16010122
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2016-12-09
Start date
2017-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-04-18

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

undiagnosed pleural effusions

Interventions

Gold Standard:
Index test:

Sponsors

Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 90 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: This study enrolled inpatients over the age of 20 as the subjects with pleural effusions, which remained undiagnosed after pleural fluid analysis by thoracentesis with or without closed pleural biopsy. The subjects could understand this study and sign the informed consent forms.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria is an inability to tolerate medical thoracoscopy under local anesthesia and conscious sedation, such as inadequate lung function parameters, uncontrolled bleeding tendency, and severe heart failure.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
the diagnosis rate of medical thoracoscopy;—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYu-Hsiu Chung

Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

ma4227@ms31.hinet.net886-975056036

Outcome results

None listed

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