# External Drainage of Thoracic Duct Lymph to Reduce Inflammatory Cytokines in Septic Shock Patients

> **NCT04855786** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **University of Pennsylvania** · enrollment: 10 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Sepsis
- Septic Shock

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Thoracic duct drainage

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04855786
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Pennsylvania
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2026-01-04
- **Primary completion:** 2027-07-01
- **Final completion:** 2028-07-01
- **Target enrollment:** 10 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-18

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04855786

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04855786, "External Drainage of Thoracic Duct Lymph to Reduce Inflammatory Cytokines in Septic Shock Patients". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04855786. Licensed CC0.

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