Clinical trial · Interventional
Minirigid Versus Conventional Rigid Thoracoscopy in Undiagnosed Pleural Effusions
A Randomized Trial Comparing the Diagnostic Sensitivity and Safety of Mini-thoracoscopy Versus Conventional Rigid Thoracoscopy in Undiagnosed Pleural Effusions
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Consecutive patients who are planned to undergo a medical thoracoscopy for obtaining pleural biopsies will be enrolled in the study. One hundred subjects will be randomized in 1:1 ratio to undergo thoracoscopy to the following groups: Group A (mini-thoracoscopy) Group B (Conventional rigid thoracoscopy) Primary outcome: (a) diagnostic sensitivity of mini-thoracoscopy and conventional rigid thoracoscopy in the diagnosis of exudative pleural effusions
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleural Effusion | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional rigid thoraoscopy | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Mini-thoracoscopy | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Mini-thoraoscopy
- description
- The mini-thoracoscope manufactured by Richard Wolf GmbH, Knettligen, Germany will be used for performing thoracoscopic pleural biopsies. It has an outer diameter of 5.5 mm and a working channel diameter of 3.5 mm.
- interventionNames
- Device: Mini-thoracoscopy
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Conventional rigid thoracoscopy
- description
- The rigid thoracoscope manufactured by Richard Wolf GmbH, Knettligen, Germany will be used for performing thoracoscopic pleural biopsies. It has an outer diameter of 10 mm and channel internal diameter of 5 mm.
- interventionNames
- Device: Conventional rigid thoraoscopy
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 15 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Medical thoracoscopy being performed for obtaining a pleural biopsy Exclusion Criteria: * PaO2/FIO2\< 300; Hemodynamic instability Myocardial infarction or unstable angina in the last 6 wk Lack of pleural space due to adhesions Uncorrected coagulopathy Failure to provide informed consent
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