Status:
COMPLETED
The Added Value of CT Scanning in Patients With an Unilateral Pleural Effusion
Lead Sponsor:
Naestved Hospital
Conditions:
Pleural Effusion, Malignant
Eligibility:
All Genders
16+ years
Brief Summary
To investigate the diagnostic power of computed tomography for discriminating malignant from nonmalignant causes to pleural effusions in consecutive patients with no malignant cells found at a cytolog...
Detailed Description
Objectives 1. Is CT-scanning better than chest x-ray plus a thoracocentesis for discriminating malignant from benign pleural effusions? 2. What is the added value of a CT-scanning to chest x-ray plus...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Thoracocentesis
- Chest X-ray and
- CT-scanning are performed
Exclusion
- Lung cancer
- Other thoracic malignancy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2017
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 30 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
232 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03270215
Start Date
October 1 2017
End Date
January 30 2019
Last Update
December 17 2020
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Naestved Hospital
Næstved, Denmark, 4700