# Ultrasounic Elastography-guided Pleural Biopsy Followed by As-needed Medical Thoracoscopic Pleural Biopsy Versus Immediate Medical Thoracoscopic Pleural Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Pleural Effusion

> **NCT07419620** · NA · NOT_YET_RECRUITING · sponsor: **China-Japan Friendship Hospital** · enrollment: 420 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Pleural Effusion Disorder

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Ultrasoinc elastography-guided pleural biopsy followed by as-needed medical thoracoscopic pleural biopsy
- **PROCEDURE:** Semi-rigid thoracoscopic pleural biopsy

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07419620
- **Lead sponsor:** China-Japan Friendship Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2026-04
- **Primary completion:** 2028-04
- **Final completion:** 2028-04
- **Target enrollment:** 420 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-19


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07419620

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07419620, "Ultrasounic Elastography-guided Pleural Biopsy Followed by As-needed Medical Thoracoscopic Pleural Biopsy Versus Immediate Medical Thoracoscopic Pleural Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Pleural Effusion". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07419620. Licensed CC0.

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