# Thoracoscopic Pleural Lavage and Brushing in Undiagnosed Pleural Effusion

> **NCT06066398** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **Assiut University** · enrollment: 60 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Disorder of Pleura and Pleural Cavity

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** medical thoracoscope
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Forceps biopsy and pleural brush histopathology
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** pleural lavage cytology

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT06066398
- **Lead sponsor:** Assiut University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2023-10-01
- **Primary completion:** 2024-10
- **Final completion:** 2025-10
- **Target enrollment:** 60 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2023-10-04


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06066398

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT06066398, "Thoracoscopic Pleural Lavage and Brushing in Undiagnosed Pleural Effusion". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT06066398. Licensed CC0.

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