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COMPLETEDNANCT02608814

Advanced Ultrasound in Pleural Infection

Pleural infection is a potentially serious infection of the fluid normally found around the lung and current evidence suggests its incidence is increasing in both adult and paediatric populations. Id...

Lead sponsor: University of Oxford•2 locations•View source on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Lead Sponsor

University of Oxford

Age

18 - No limit years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Inclusion Criteria

•A clinical presentation compatible with pleural infection
•A pleural fluid collection that may or (rarely according to clinical judgement) may not require drainage that meets at least one or more of the following criteria:
•Purulent
•Gram stain positive for bacteria
•Bacterial culture positive
•Acidic with a pH \<7.2
•Low pleural fluid glucose \<3mmol/L (\<55mg/dL)
•CT evidence of pleural infection (consolidation of underlying lung with enhancing pleural collection on contrast-enhanced CT)

Exclusion Criteria

•Age \<18 years
•No pleural fluid available for analysis
•Previous pneumonectomy on the side of pleural infection
•Expected survival \<3 months due to co-morbid disease
•Inability to give informed consent.

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Data from ClinicalTrials.govLast updated on ClinicalTrials.gov: May 16, 2017Terms

Trial snapshot

StatusCOMPLETED

PhaseNA

Enrollment20

Start dateMay 2015

Last updatedMay 16, 2017

Condition

Pleural Infection

Locations shown

North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Hospital

Bristol

Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit, Churchill Hospital

Oxford

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Data Source & Attribution

This clinical trial information is sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

ClinicalTrials.gov last update: May 16, 2017Data synced to Clareo: May 3, 2026

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