Pleural Manometry in Thoracocentesis

N/ACompletedNCT04420663

Aly Sherif Hassaballa110 enrolled

Overview

The study aiming to measure the pleural pressure during thoracocentesis in patients with pleural effusion and the value of their measurement in both diagnostic and therapeutic decisions.

This prospective controlled trial study will be performed between July 2019 and December 2020. the investigators will enroll patients with large volume pleural effusion referred to our Cardiothoracic Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University to perform therapeutic thoracentesis. All the patients will sign an informed consent for pleural pressure monitoring during and after therapeutic thoracentesis. The study aiming to measure the pleural pressure during thoracocentesis in patients with pleural effusion and the value of their measurement in both diagnostic and therapeutic decisions.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

110

Conditions

Thoracocentesis of Pleural Effusion

Interventions

Pleural ManometryDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Recording pleural pressure during therapeutic thoracocentesis using a simple water manometer.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 85 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. age between 18 and 85 years, 2. pleural effusion occupying at least one-third of the ipsilateral hemithorax in P-A chest radiograph (CXR) 3. no contraindications for therapeutic thoracentesis 4. general health condition allowing prolonged procedure of therapeutic thoracentesis. Exclusion Criteria: * patients with very small amounts of pleural effusion * patients on mechanical ventilation * patients using anticoagulant therapy * patients refusing to be subjected to thoracocentesis.

Locations (1)

Cardiothoracic Surgery Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University

Cairo, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

the pleural pressure

To measure the pleural pressure(mmHg) during thoracocentesis in patients with pleural effusion using a simple water pleural manometer

Time frame: Continous monitoring during the whole session of thoracocentesis

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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