Draining fluid from lungs in heart failure
Part of Heart & circulation, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study tests whether draining fluid from around the lungs can help people with heart failure who are in the hospital. It looks at how this procedure affects breathing and recovery.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years old or older.
- You have been diagnosed with heart failure that is causing fluid buildup, like swelling in your legs or fluid around your lungs.
- A chest X-ray shows a moderate to large amount of fluid around your lung (more than one-third of the lung space).
- You have not had any procedure to drain fluid from around your lung in the last 3 months.
- You have not had heart or chest surgery in the last 3 months.
- You are not on dialysis for kidney failure.
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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