Silver-Lined tube aims to seal leaky lungs in cancer patients

NCT ID NCT02649894

Summary

This study tested whether a new catheter coated with silver nitrate was better than a standard catheter at managing recurrent, symptom-causing fluid buildup around the lungs (malignant pleural effusion) in cancer patients. The main goal was to see if the new catheter could help the lung permanently stick to the chest wall to prevent fluid from returning, without needing further procedures. The trial involved 119 adult participants who had this condition and compared the outcomes between the two catheter types.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Beth Israel Deconess Medical Center West

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

  • Duke University

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

  • Great Western Hospital

    Swindon, United Kingdom

  • Heart Center Research

    Huntsville, Alabama, 35801, United States

  • Huntsman Cancer Institute

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States

  • Johns Hopkins Hospital

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

  • Moffitt Cancer Center

    Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

  • Northwestern Unversity

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • Oxford Center for Respiratory Medicine, Churchill Hospital

    Oxford, United Kingdom

  • SUNY Upstate Hospital

    Syracuse, New York, 13210, United States

  • Southmead Hospital

    Bristol, United Kingdom

  • St. Vincent Medical Group

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46260, United States

  • Stanford University School of Medicine/ Stanford Cancer Institute

    Stanford, California, 94305, United States

  • UNC Hospital

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States

  • University of Nebraska Medical Center

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States

  • University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Vanderbuilt University

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

  • Washington Universtiy School of Medicine, Barnes Jewish Hospital

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

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