# Efficacy and Safety of Prophylactic Use of an Antibiotic for Medical Thoracoscopy

> **NCT02446782** · PHASE4 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh** · enrollment: 100 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Pleural Effusion
- Pleurisy
- Empyema

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Cefazolin
- **OTHER:** saline

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02446782
- **Lead sponsor:** Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2015-01
- **Primary completion:** 2016-04
- **Final completion:** 2016-06
- **Target enrollment:** 100 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2017-01-18


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02446782

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02446782, "Efficacy and Safety of Prophylactic Use of an Antibiotic for Medical Thoracoscopy". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02446782. Licensed CC0.

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