Overview

Randomized Controlled Trial of Talc Instillation In Addition To Daily Drainage Through a Tunneled Pleural Catheter to Improve Rates of Outpatient Pleurodesis in Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusion

Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2024-05-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the experiences of subjects who drain malignant (cancerous) pleural effusions (fluid) from around their lung(s) in a more frequent manner using a talc instilled via tunneled pleural catheter combined with daily drainage and those subjects who drain this fluid in a daily standard manner.
Phase:
Phase 4
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Duke University