REPEAT
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Reaccumulation rate of Pleural Effusions After Therapeutic Aspiration: An observational cohort study to determine baseline factors associated with rate of pleural fluid reaccumulation following therapeutic aspiration in patients with pleural effusion attending a pleural clinic
IRAS ID
248840
Contact name
Eleanor Mishra
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 5 months, 31 days
Research summary
Pleural effusions, defined as fluid in the space between the lung and the chest wall, are common and cause disabling breathlessness. Treatment is to drain the fluid off, but the fluid often builds up again. This means the patient becomes breathless and sometimes gets admitted to hospital as an emergency. At present, we do not know how to predict in which patients fluid will build up quickly. This is a feasibility study of 20 patients coming to the Pleural Clinic for pleural fluid drainage to enable us to plan a larger study looking at factors which can predict how quickly the fluid will build up. Knowing how quickly fluid reaccumulates will help us plan further drainage and prevent emergency admissions.
REC name
North West - Greater Manchester West Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/NW/0774
Date of REC Opinion
4 Dec 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion