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UnknownNCT02165891
Comparison of Intrapleural Urokinase and Video-Assisted Thorascopic Surgery in the Treatment of Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion in Children
Prospective Randomized Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Pleural Drainage by Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic With Pleural Drainage by Percutaneous Drain Associated With Urokinase in the Treatment of Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion in Children
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 40 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Queen Fabiola Children's University Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 1 Year – 16 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Despite the improvement in the technology available for diagnosing and treating empyema, the management of empyema in children remains controversial. The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of two common technical approach used for pleural effusion drainage in the treatment of childhood empyema.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | insertion of a chest drain with urokinase instillation | Other interventions except drainage procedure are the same in both arms |
| PROCEDURE | primary video-assisted thorascopic surgery |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2015-02-01
- Primary completion
- 2020-06-01
- Completion
- 2020-06-01
- First posted
- 2014-06-18
- Last updated
- 2018-07-05
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Belgium
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02165891. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.