# Positive and Quantitative Diagnosis of Pleural Effusions by Thoracic Ultrasonography in Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure in the Emergency Department

> **NCT03846934** · — · TERMINATED · sponsor: **University Hospital, Limoges** · enrollment: 167 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Pleural Effusion
- Ultrasonography
- Thoracic
- Acute Respiratory Failure
- Emergencies

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Ultrasonography thoracic

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03846934
- **Lead sponsor:** University Hospital, Limoges
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2019-12-03
- **Primary completion:** 2021-08-18
- **Final completion:** 2021-08-18
- **Target enrollment:** 167 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** enough patients
- **Last updated:** 2021-10-07


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03846934

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03846934, "Positive and Quantitative Diagnosis of Pleural Effusions by Thoracic Ultrasonography in Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure in the Emergency Department". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03846934. Licensed CC0.

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