# Urokinase Versus Primary Video-Assisted Thorascopic Surgery for Empyema

> **NCT00144950** · PHASE1 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Institute of Child Health** · enrollment: 60 (—)

## Conditions studied

- Empyema

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** insertion of a chest drain with urokinase instillation
- **PROCEDURE:** primary video-assisted thorascopic surgery

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00144950
- **Lead sponsor:** Institute of Child Health
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE1
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** —
- **Primary completion:** —
- **Final completion:** —
- **Target enrollment:** 60 (—)
- **Last updated:** 2005-09-05


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00144950

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00144950, "Urokinase Versus Primary Video-Assisted Thorascopic Surgery for Empyema". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00144950. Licensed CC0.

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