UNC Pleural Fluid Registry
Recruiting · NCT05620329 · Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment) · Lead sponsor: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →What this trial is about
Research with biospecimens such as blood, tissue, or body fluids can help researchers understand how the human body works. Researchers can make new tests to find diseases, understand how treatments work, or find new ways to treat a disease. The purpose of this study is to collect biospecimens for research from patients with known or suspected lung cancer. The information learned from the biospecimens may be used in future treatments. The purpose of this protocol is to create a pleural fluid registry for use in future studies.
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not specified
Study type
Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Patients who are 18 years or older
- Inpatients and outpatients
- Diagnosed with pleural fluid, are referred for and undergo clinically indicated drainage who have clinical evidence of:
- pulmonary infection (such as fever, leukocytosis, new or worsening infiltrate on chest x-ray, or clinical deterioration) with effusion
- malignancy
Exclusion criteria
- A subject will not be eligible for inclusion in this registry if, in the investigator's (or treating clinician's) opinion, the patient has any concurrent medical condition that may preclude their ability to undergo pleural fluid drainage safely.
- Incarcerated individuals
Where it is running
2 locations listed across 1 US state.
- UNC Lingeberger Comprehensive Cancer Center - Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
- UNC Lingeberger Comprehensive Cancer Center - Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States