# GRAvity- Versus Wall Suction-drIven Large Volume Thoracentesis: a RAndomized Controlled Study (GRAWITAS Study)

> **NCT05131945** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **M.D. Anderson Cancer Center** · enrollment: 79 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Thoracentesis
- Pleural Effusions, Chronic
- Pulmonary Edema

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Standard Suction Thoracentesis
- **OTHER:** Gravity Thoracentesis

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05131945
- **Lead sponsor:** M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2018-12-10
- **Primary completion:** 2024-09-10
- **Final completion:** 2024-09-10
- **Target enrollment:** 79 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2024-09-19


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05131945

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05131945, "GRAvity- Versus Wall Suction-drIven Large Volume Thoracentesis: a RAndomized Controlled Study (GRAWITAS Study)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-09 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05131945. Licensed CC0.

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