Found 50 clinical trials
Hybrid Convergent of Epicardial and Endocardial RF Ablation for the Treatment of Symptomatic Longstanding Persistent AF
The primary objective of CONVERGE PAS is to evaluate clinical outcomes (peri-procedural and long-term) in a cohort of patients treated during commercial use of the EPi-Sense® Guided Coagulation System to treat symptomatic long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) patients who are refractory or intolerant to at least one Class I and/or …
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- 11 Oct, 2022
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Prolonged Air Leakage After Major Lung Resection (PRAL)
The goal of this prospective randomized controlled trial is to investigate the clinical effects of autologous blood pleurodesis in the treatment of pulmonary air leaks on the first postoperative day following VATS pulmonary resections. Patients will through web-based randomization be randomly assigned into intrapleural instillation of autologous blood (intervention) or …
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- 10 Apr, 2023
A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Study of BET Combined With Tympanostomy Tube Insertion in the Treatment of Intractable OME After Radiotherapy for NPC
The primary purpose of this study is to compare balloon Eustachian tuboplasty (BET) combined with tympanostomy tube insertion and simply tympanostomy tube insertion in the treatment of otitis media with effusion (OME) in post-radiotherapy patients on the improvement of subjective symptoms (ear fullness, etc.) and the tympanogram. The secondary purpose …
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- 04 Oct, 2022
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Primary Percutaneous Pericardiotomy for Malignant Pericardial Effusion (PMAP) (PMAP)
Pericardial effusion is a common complication in patients with metastatic malignancy. While pericardiocentesis provide effective relieve from life-threatening situation such as cardiac tamponade, recurrence of pericardial effusion after pericardiocentesis is common. We hypothesize that percutaneous balloon pericardiotomy in addition to standard pericardiocentesis with prolonged drainage can prevent pericardial effusion recurrence …
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- 13 Apr, 2022
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Lung Ultrasound-Guided Fluid Deresuscitation in ICU Patients (CONFIDENCE)
, safe, cheap and noninvasive bedside imaging tool with high accuracy for pulmonary edema and pleural effusions in ICU patients. The aim of this study is to assess the effect of LUS-guided
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- 23 Mar, 2022
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Triamcinolone Injections for Persistent Choroidal Effusions Post Glaucoma Surgery (TRICEPS)
in speeding up healing. We plan to compare two groups of patients with choroidal effusions, one group that gets an injection of triamcinolone and one that gets a "sham" treatment with nothing
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- 13 May, 2022
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Minirigid Versus Conventional Rigid Thoracoscopy in Undiagnosed Pleural Effusions (MICRO)
of mini-thoracoscopy and conventional rigid thoracoscopy in the diagnosis of exudative pleural effusions
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- 12 Apr, 2023
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Tunneled Pleural Catheters for Refractory Effusions Attributed to Congestive Heart Failure (TREAT-CHF) Trial (TREAT-CHF)
Congestive heart disease (CHF) can frequently cause transudative pleural effusions, some of which do not completely resolve with diuretics alone. These effusions can cause significant morbidity
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- 05 Jun, 2022
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Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions Using an Indwelling Tunneled Pleural Catheter and Non-Vacuum Collection System
Indwelling tunneled pleural catheters have been successfully used to palliate dyspnea associated with recurrent malignant pleural effusions with few complications and spontaneous pleurodesis
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- 28 Feb, 2022
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Thoracentesis QI Study
Researchers will compare 3 standard of care methods of pleural fluid drainage during therapeutic thoracentesis. Patients are randomized to manual aspiration, vacuum bottle drainage or wall suction methods. Primary outcome is procedural time with secondary outcomes of pain and dyspnea scores.
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- 14 Jul, 2022
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