# Mini Thoracoscopy vs Semirigid Thoracoscopy in Exudative Pleural Effusions

> **NCT02851927** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **All India Institute of Medical Sciences** · enrollment: 73 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Pleural Effusion

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Mini Thoracoscopy
- **PROCEDURE:** SemiRigid Thoracoscopy

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02851927
- **Lead sponsor:** All India Institute of Medical Sciences
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2016-06
- **Primary completion:** 2018-07
- **Final completion:** 2018-09
- **Target enrollment:** 73 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2018-12-27


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02851927

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02851927, "Mini Thoracoscopy vs Semirigid Thoracoscopy in Exudative Pleural Effusions". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02851927. Licensed CC0.

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