NCT01665495

Drainage or Pericardiocentesis (DROP) Alone for Recurrent Non-malignant Pericardial Effusions Requiring Intervention

Drainage or Pericardiocentesis Alone for Recurrent Non-malignant Pericardial Effusions Requiring Intervention.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 122 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Maria Vittoria Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The DROP study is a prospective, multi center, randomized, open-label trial to test the efficacy and safety of extended catheter pericardial drainage in patients with non-malignant pericardial effusions.

Detailed description

The trial will compared the efficacy and safety of pericardiocentesis alone compared with extended pericardial catheter drainage for the prevention of recurrent effusions in patients with non-malignant pericardial effusions requiring intervention.

Conditions

• Pericardial Effusion

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Extended pericardial drainage by catheter	Extended pericardial drainage will be done after pericardiocentesis by the insertion of a catheter to intermittently drain pericardial fluid till daily fluid return\<30 ml.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-12-01
• Primary completion: 2013-12-01
• Completion: 2014-12-01
• First posted: 2012-08-15
• Last updated: 2012-08-15

Locations

7 sites across 1 country: Italy