NCT00761618View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Intrapleural Catheter Daily Versus Three Times a Week Drainage

PHASE2Active, not recruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

257

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

August 22, 2008

Primary Completion Date

August 31, 2026

Study Completion Date

August 31, 2026

Conditions
Advanced CancerPleural Effusion
Interventions
PROCEDURE

Intrapleural catheter (IPC) drained

IPC drained daily (Group 1) or 3 times per week (Group 2)

PROCEDURE

IPC Placement

IPC placed in chest cavity to drain excess fluid

RADIATION

Chest X-Ray

Chest X-Rays at 3 and 6 month follow up visits

Trial Locations (1)

77030

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston

Sponsors

Collaborators (1)

CareFusion
All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

CareFusion

INDUSTRY

lead

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

OTHER