NCT01726556

A Trial of Rigid Versus Semirigid Thoracoscopy in the Evaluation of Exudative Pleural Effusions

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Rigid Versus Semirigid Thoracoscopy in the Evaluation of Exudative Pleural Effusions

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 70 (actual)
• Sponsor: Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Rigid thoracoscopy is an established procedure for the performance of pleural biopsies for undiagnosed pleural effusions. The semirigid thoracoscope is a relatively new instrument designed for the same purpose which is claimed to be more user-friendly. The two devices have not been compared in a head-to-head trial in published literature. The investigators attempt to conduct a randomised comparative trial between the two devices.

Conditions

• Pleurisy With Effusion

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Rigid thoracoscope (Richard Wolf GmbH, Knittlingen, Germany)	Pleuroscopy using a rigid thoracoscope manufactured by Richard Wolf GmbH, Knittlingen, Germany
DEVICE	Semirigid thoracoscope (model LTF-160Y1, Olympus, Japan)	Pleuroscopy using a semirigid thoracoscope model LTF-160Y1, manufactured by Olympus Medical Systems Corporation, Tokyo, Japan

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-04-01
• Primary completion: 2012-12-01
• Completion: 2012-12-01
• First posted: 2012-11-15
• Last updated: 2013-01-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: India