# Short Versus Long Antibiotic Course for Pleural Infection Management (SLIM Trial)

> **NCT04615286** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Alexandria University** · enrollment: 50 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Pleural Infection

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Short course (2-3 weeks) of antibiotics
- **OTHER:** Standard (long course) of antibiotics

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04615286
- **Lead sponsor:** Alexandria University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2020-09-28
- **Primary completion:** 2021-11-10
- **Final completion:** 2021-12-06
- **Target enrollment:** 50 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2021-12-21


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04615286

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04615286, "Short Versus Long Antibiotic Course for Pleural Infection Management (SLIM Trial)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04615286. Licensed CC0.

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