# Comparing Different Sizes of Small-bore Chest Drains in Malignant Pleural Effusion

> **NCT04669223** · NA · TERMINATED · sponsor: **The University of Hong Kong** · enrollment: 52 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Pleural Effusion, Malignant
- Lung Cancer Stage IV
- Chest Tubes

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Seldinger chest drain insertion

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04669223
- **Lead sponsor:** The University of Hong Kong
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2020-12-01
- **Primary completion:** 2024-07-30
- **Final completion:** 2024-10-30
- **Target enrollment:** 52 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** difficult recruitment encountered during pandemic
- **Last updated:** 2025-03-28


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04669223

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04669223, "Comparing Different Sizes of Small-bore Chest Drains in Malignant Pleural Effusion". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04669223. Licensed CC0.

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