Pleural irrigation with a new device
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests a new device to wash out fluid that stays in the chest after a chest tube is placed. It might help people who cannot receive standard medication to break up this fluid within the first day after their chest tube is inserted.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have fluid remaining in the space around your lung (called a pleural effusion) seen on an ultrasound within 24 hours after a chest tube was placed.
- You cannot receive medication through the chest tube to break up the fluid within that first 24 hours.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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