Local anaesthesia for medical thoracoscopy

Randomised controlled trial of intra-Cavitary Anaesthesia for Medical thoracoscopy to improve procedural Pain (the CAMP trial)

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202008762159889

Enrollment

Registered

2020-08-24

Start date

2020-08-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Respiratory

Interventions

Intrpleural anaesthesia

Control arm

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -Adult - Requiring medical thoracoscopy - Willing to provide consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Complex septated pleural effusion - Pneumothorax induction required prior to procedure - Substantial chest pain that would interfere with assessing study intervention effect

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
patient-rated procedural pain as measured by 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS) score for pain at the end of the procedure	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
practitioner- rated procedural pain as measured by 100 mm VAS score for pain;patient- rated pain score 2 hours post procedure;patient experience as measured by likelihood procedure (on a 100 mm VAS) of having repeated if indicated;difference in sedative doses required peri-procedure;difference in rates of procedure-related complications	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactMaged Hassan

Alexandria Faculty of Medicine

maged.mahmoud@alexmed.edy.eg+201289549083

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026