Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01366261
Rigid Versus Semirigid Thoracoscopy in Diagnosing Pleural Diseases: a Randomized Study
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 84 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Aleš Rozman · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of our study was to compare the size and the quality of biopsy samples together with the diagnostic adequacy of semirigid thoracoscopy with that of rigid instrument in prospective, randomized fashion. The second aim was to compare safety and tolerability of both types of procedure, performed in local anesthesia with addition of intravenous sedation and analgesia.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | semirigid thoracoscopy | thoracoscopy with semirigid instrument |
| DEVICE | rigid thoracoscopy | thoracoscopy with rigid instrument |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2008-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2011-11-01
- Completion
- 2011-11-01
- First posted
- 2011-06-06
- Last updated
- 2011-11-11
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Slovenia
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01366261. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.