Predictive Factors and Outcome in Medical Thoracoscopy

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02288065

Enrollment

155

Registered

2014-11-11

Start date

2014-01-31

Completion date

2016-12-31

Last updated

2016-12-30

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Conditions

Pleuritis

Brief summary

Retrospective survey for factors predicting the outcome of medical thoracoscopy

Detailed description

Retrospective survey for factors predicting the outcome of medical thoracoscopy in patients with malignant pleuritis

Interventions

DRUGsterile talc pleurodesis

medical thoracoscopy and talc pleurodesis. No specific device is studied.

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* progressive malignancy * pleuritis

Exclusion criteria

* respiratory failure * unable to consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Chest X-ray	3 months	radiological resolution of pleuritis; 3 level severity grading (A, B, C, with C as worst grade)

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
time interval	12 months	survival in months

Countries

Belgium

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026