Pleurisy
MONDO:0000986Inflammation of the pleura. It is usually caused by infections. Chest pain while breathing or coughing is the presenting symptom.
Also known as: inflammation of pleura, pleura inflammation, pleuritis
12 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 2 tagged with Pleurisy itself.
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Browse by category →Sub-types of Pleurisy
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Pleural tuberculosis 7 trials
2 sub-types
- Tuberculous empyema 0 trials
- Tuberculous pneumothorax 0 trials
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Pleuropneumonia 0 trials
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Can a Chest-Tube enzyme cocktail clear TB lung fluid?
Disease control Not yet recruitingResearchers at a Malaysian hospital reviewed ten years of records for 160 adults who received intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy, a mix of alteplase and DNase delivered through a chest tube, for complicated pleural infection. The study compares how well the treatment cleared fluid…
Sponsor: National University of Malaysia • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 18, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Two simple calculations could tell cancer from TB in fluid around the lungs
Diagnosis Not yet recruitingThis study looks at whether two simple calculations, called Cancer Ratio and Cancer Ratio Plus, can help doctors tell the difference between fluid around the lungs caused by cancer and fluid caused by tuberculosis. These calculations use results from routine blood and fluid tests…
Sponsor: Sohag University • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Aug 19, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New nerve block technique could reduce opioid use in lung exams
Symptom relief Not yet recruitingThis study tests whether an ultrasound-guided nerve block (erector spinae plane block) provides better pain relief than standard local anesthesia during a lung procedure called medical thoracoscopy. One hundred adults scheduled for this procedure will be randomly assigned to rece…
Phase 2/3 • Sponsor: Kafrelsheikh University • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:31 UTC