New study: could a simple drain cut hospital time for lung abscess patients?

NCT ID NCT07247461

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at whether placing a small tube through the chest wall to drain pus from a lung abscess, along with standard antibiotics, helps people recover faster and leave the hospital earlier. About 84 adults with large abscesses will be randomly assigned to get either the drainage procedure plus antibiotics or antibiotics alone. The main goal is to see if the drainage group has shorter hospital stays.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

lung abscess

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • Aarhus Universitets Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Aarhus, 8200, Denmark

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