# Thoracentesis: Symptoms and Prediction of the Need for Therapeutic Thoracentesis

> **NCT04236934** · — · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Naestved Hospital** · enrollment: 107 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Pleural Effusion
- Dyspnea
- Patient Reported Outcomes
- Diaphragm Movement
- Ultrasound

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Assesment of diaphragm shape and diaphragm movement (by M-mode and the AREA-method) by ultrasound before and after thoracentesis

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04236934
- **Lead sponsor:** Naestved Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2020-01-13
- **Primary completion:** 2021-12-31
- **Final completion:** 2022-04-04
- **Target enrollment:** 107 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2022-05-11


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04236934

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04236934, "Thoracentesis: Symptoms and Prediction of the Need for Therapeutic Thoracentesis". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04236934. Licensed CC0.

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