# Continuation Of a Study to Investigate the Effect of Thoracocentesis on Neural Respiratory Drive in Pleural Effusion

> **NCT05945043** · — · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust** · enrollment: 124 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Pleural Effusion

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Surface parasternal eletromyogram
- **OTHER:** Surface diaphragm electromyogram
- **OTHER:** Parasternal muscle ultrasound
- **OTHER:** Breathlessness assessment

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05945043
- **Lead sponsor:** Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2023-11-15
- **Primary completion:** 2024-12
- **Final completion:** 2025-01
- **Target enrollment:** 124 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2024-02-28


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05945043

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05945043, "Continuation Of a Study to Investigate the Effect of Thoracocentesis on Neural Respiratory Drive in Pleural Effusion". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-09 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05945043. Licensed CC0.

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