| Recruiting | Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy Guided Medical Thoracoscopy for the Diagnosis of Pleural Disease NCT06741839 | China-Japan Friendship Hospital | N/A |
| Recruiting | The Diagnostic Accuracy and Clinical Value of FAPI PET in Pleural Mesothelioma NCT06790082 | Aalborg University Hospital | Phase 2 |
| Not Yet Recruiting | Dual-function Semirigid Thoracoscopy Versus Semirigid Thoracoscopy for the Diagnosis of Pleural Diseases: A Mu NCT06744725 | China-Japan Friendship Hospital | N/A |
| Completed | Optimal Number of Pleural Biopsies During Pleuroscopy NCT06897878 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | — |
| Recruiting | Thoracoscopic Pleural Biopsy in Sohag University Hospital NCT06964308 | Sohag University | N/A |
| Not Yet Recruiting | Developing a Machine Learning Model to Predict Pleural Adhesion Preoperatively Using Pleural Ultrasound NCT06423066 | Peking Union Medical College Hospital | — |
| Recruiting | The Efficacy of Shear-wave Elastography-guided Biopsy for Diagnosis in Pleural Disease NCT06226909 | National Taiwan University Hospital | N/A |
| Recruiting | Strategy for Prompt and Effective Thoracentesis in the Emergency Department NCT06180603 | University of Aarhus | N/A |
| Completed | Risk of Pneumothorax With and Without Chest Tube Clamping in Patients With Pleural Pathology NCT05243316 | National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Mexico | N/A |
| Completed | The Oxford Pleural Infection Endotyping Study NCT06513689 | University of Oxford | — |
| Completed | Mini Invasive Endomicroscopy of the Pleura for Malignancies Diagnosis NCT04731129 | University of Liege | — |
| Unknown | Prospective Data Collection on Clinical, Radiological and Patient Reported Outcomes After Pleural Intervention NCT05910112 | University of Oxford | — |
| Unknown | A Comparative Study Between Regional Anesthesia in Thoracoscopes and the Conventional General Anesthesia NCT05077111 | Mohamed Reda Ashour | Phase 4 |
| Unknown | Suturing With U-Technique Versus Un-Reapproximated Wound Edges During Removal of Closed Thoracostomy Tube Drai NCT04193241 | University of Ibadan | N/A |
| Completed | Analgesic Non Inferiority of the Thoracic Bi-block in Comparison With Thoracic Epidural for VATS. NCT04538235 | University Hospital, Montpellier | — |
| Completed | The Diagnosis and Mechanism of Pleural Effusion NCT03997669 | Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology | — |
| Unknown | Talc Outpatient Pleurodesis With Indwelling Catheter NCT03973957 | The Cooper Health System | N/A |
| Completed | Respiratory Function of Dexmedetomidine in Patients Undergoing Pleuroscopy NCT03597828 | Attikon Hospital | — |
| Completed | Pleural Disease: Phenotypes, Diagnostic Yield and Outcomes NCT03922841 | Singapore General Hospital | — |
| Terminated | Rapid Pleurodesis Through an Indwelling Pleural Catheter NCT03325192 | University of Pennsylvania | N/A |
| Completed | Fibrinolysis Compared to Thoracoscopy for Pleural Infection NCT03468933 | Tulane University | Phase 4 |
| Completed | Fibrinolytic Therapy Versus Medical Thoracoscopy NCT03213834 | University of Florida | Phase 4 |
| Unknown | Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy in Pleural Malignancies NCT03290183 | Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA) | — |
| Completed | Fibrinolysis Compared to Thoracoscopy for Pleural Infection NCT02973139 | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | N/A |
| Unknown | Transthoracic Sonography Versus High Resolution Computed Tomography in Alveolar Intersitial Syndrome NCT03172585 | Assiut University | N/A |
| Unknown | Liquid Biopsy With Immunomagnetic Beads Capture Technique for Malignant Cell Detection in Body Fluid NCT02891642 | The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University | — |
| Completed | Analysis of Metabonomics for Pleural Effusion NCT05906823 | Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology | — |
| Completed | Vacuum vs Manual Drainage During Unilateral Thoracentesis NCT03496987 | Yale University | N/A |
| Completed | Impact of Respiratory Physiotherapy in the Management of Infectious Pleural Effusion NCT02359383 | Hospital de Granollers | N/A |
| Completed | Cryobiopsy or Forceps Biopsy During Semirigid Thoracoscopy: a Comparative Study NCT01475084 | The University Clinic of Pulmonary and Allergic Diseases Golnik | Phase 2 / Phase 3 |
| Completed | Pleural Cryobiopsies During Semirigid Thoracoscopy: A New Technique NCT01472172 | The University Clinic of Pulmonary and Allergic Diseases Golnik | EARLY_Phase 1 |
| Completed | Ultrasonography Guided Pleural Biopsy Versus Computed Tomography Guided Pleural Biopsy NCT01196585 | Eskisehir Osmangazi University | N/A |
| Completed | Rigid Versus Semirigid Thoracoscopy in Diagnosing Pleural Diseases: a Randomized Study NCT01366261 | Aleš Rozman | Phase 3 |
| Completed | Rigid Thoracoscopy Versus CT-Guided Pleural Needle Biopsy NCT00720954 | Eskisehir Osmangazi University | N/A |
| Completed | Efficacy and Security of Intrapleurally Alteplase vs Urokinase for the Treatment of Complicated Parapneumonic NCT01246453 | Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute | Phase 4 |
| Completed | Outcome of Patients Undiagnosed Under Medical Thoracoscopy NCT01356979 | Eskisehir Osmangazi University | — |
| Completed | Safety of Thoracoscopy in Patients With High Risk NCT01193439 | Eskisehir Osmangazi University | — |