PLEURAL EFFUSION

This study is testing if adding a small dose of a blood-thinning medication (heparin) to the standard saltwater flush helps keep small chest drain tubes from getting blocked. It will involve 40 hospital patients who need a small tube to drain fluid from around their lungs. The go…

This study is testing whether an artificial intelligence (AI) tool helps doctors spot lung problems on chest X-rays more accurately. It will involve 1,470 adults with breathing issues from public hospitals. Doctors will read X-rays with and without the AI's help to see if it impr…

This study is testing a new portable X-ray machine that takes moving pictures of the lungs. It aims to see if this technology is safe and practical to use at the bedside in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and if it gives doctors more useful information than standard chest X-rays. R…

This study aims to find new markers in the fluid that builds up around the lungs (pleural effusion) to help doctors better diagnose lung adenocarcinoma. Researchers will compare fluid samples from 100 patients with and without this type of lung cancer. The goal is to develop a mo…

This study compares two standard procedures used to diagnose cancer when fluid builds up around the lungs. Researchers want to know if starting with a more invasive biopsy (pleuroscopy) leads to a faster diagnosis and quicker start of cancer treatment compared to starting with a …

This study aims to find out which method of draining fluid from around the lungs causes less pain for cancer patients. Researchers will compare using a vacuum bottle versus letting fluid drain by gravity into a bag. About 200 patients with advanced cancer and fluid buildup will p…

This study is testing two different breathing exercise techniques to see which one better helps children with fluid around their lungs (pleural effusion). Forty children, aged 5 to 16, will try either a simple 'bubble breathing' method or use a device called an incentive spiromet…

This study is testing whether using virtual reality (VR) goggles during a chest tube insertion can make the procedure more tolerable for patients. Researchers will compare satisfaction, pain, and anxiety levels in 80 patients who either use a VR headset with calming scenery or re…

This study is testing whether using a smaller chest tube after minimally invasive lung cancer surgery causes less pain than the standard larger tube. Researchers will enroll 124 patients who are having part of their lung removed and randomly assign them to receive either a small …