Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:38 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:38 PM
NCT ID:
NCT06180603
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients ≥ 18 years admitted to the ED
* Pleural effusion detected by any imaging modality (e.g., bedside ultrasound, chest x-ray, computed tomography)
* Clinically justified need for thoracentesis ( symptomatic relief and/or define the etiology of the effusion
* Without contraindication for thoracentesis in the emergency department (e.g., anticoagulant treatment)
Exclusion Criteria:
* Life-threatening respiratory distress
* Not able to give consent
* Previous pleurodesis
* Effusion does not appear free-flowing due to septations or loculations / suspected empyema
* Prior enrollment in the trial
* If randomization is not possible because decision to insert a pigtail catheter is made in the radiology department
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT06180603
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT06180603