U.S., April 25 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07550530) titled 'Role of Medical Thoracoscopy in Pleural Infection (PROMPT Trial)' on March 26.
Brief Summary: The PROMPT study is testing whether an early keyhole procedure called Medical Thoracoscopy, which lets doctors look inside the chest and remove infected fluid, works better than current standard treatment (medicines to break up thick fluid) for people with pleural infection. About 170 patients in several hospitals will be randomly assigned to one of the two treatments, and researchers will see which approach results in fewer additional procedures-such as another drain or surgery-within 30 days, as well as how quickly people recover and whe...