# Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Saline Irrigation as an Add-On Therapy for Retained Pleural Infections [LYTICS +]

> **NCT06713382** · PHASE2 · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center** · enrollment: 96 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Pleural Effusion Associated With Pulmonary Infection
- Pleural Effusion Disorder
- Pleural Effusions

## Interventions

- **COMBINATION_PRODUCT:** Pleural Saline Irrigation

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT06713382
- **Lead sponsor:** Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE2
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2025-04-10
- **Primary completion:** 2026-11-20
- **Final completion:** 2026-12-20
- **Target enrollment:** 96 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-25


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06713382

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT06713382, "Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Saline Irrigation as an Add-On Therapy for Retained Pleural Infections [LYTICS +]". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-03 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT06713382. Licensed CC0.

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