# A Trial of Rigid Versus Semirigid Thoracoscopy in the Evaluation of Exudative Pleural Effusions

> **NCT01726556** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh** · enrollment: 70 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Pleurisy With Effusion

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Rigid thoracoscope (Richard Wolf GmbH, Knittlingen, Germany)
- **DEVICE:** Semirigid thoracoscope (model LTF-160Y1, Olympus, Japan)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01726556
- **Lead sponsor:** Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2011-04
- **Primary completion:** 2012-12
- **Final completion:** 2012-12
- **Target enrollment:** 70 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2013-01-10


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01726556

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01726556, "A Trial of Rigid Versus Semirigid Thoracoscopy in the Evaluation of Exudative Pleural Effusions". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01726556. Licensed CC0.

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