Talc Outpatient Pleurodesis With Indwelling Catheter
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2021-01-31
Target enrollment:
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Summary
This study will be a prospective, randomized trial comparing a new protocol to the standard
of care. The investigators protocol and the standard of care involves a previously
established procedure that will be completed in the investigators pulmonary procedure unit.
The study will include using previously, well-established procedures (indwelling pleural
catheter placement, talc slurry administration through an indwelling pleural catheter,
pleuroscopy with talc poudrage administration) in addition to a new protocol (at home
continuous drainage via indwelling pleural catheter).