Impact of Aggressive Versus Standard Drainage Regimen Using a Long Term Indwelling Pleural Catheter

PHASE4CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

150

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

August 31, 2009

Primary Completion Date

March 31, 2013

Study Completion Date

October 31, 2013

Conditions
Pleural Effusion, Malignant
Interventions
OTHER

Standard Drainage Instructions

Patients will receive specific instructions to drain up to 1 liter of pleural fluid every other day

OTHER

Aggressive Drainage Instructions

Patients will receive specific instructions to drain up to 1 liter of pleural fluid daily

Trial Locations (6)

21287

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

27710

Duke University Medical Center, Durham

80206

National Jewish Medical Center, Denver

02215

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston

01805

Lahey Clinic, Burlington

84132-4701

University of Utah, Salt Lake City

Sponsors

Lead Sponsor

Collaborators (1)

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

CareFusion

INDUSTRY

lead

Duke University

OTHER

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