# Pleuroscopy First Versus Thoracentesis First in Patients With Suspected Malignant Pleural Effusions

> **NCT06892691** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai** · enrollment: 98 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Pleural Effusion
- Cancer

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Pleuroscopy first
- **PROCEDURE:** Thoracentesis first

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT06892691
- **Lead sponsor:** Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2025-03-24
- **Primary completion:** 2026-09-17
- **Final completion:** 2026-09-17
- **Target enrollment:** 98 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-04


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06892691

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT06892691, "Pleuroscopy First Versus Thoracentesis First in Patients With Suspected Malignant Pleural Effusions". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT06892691. Licensed CC0.

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