Early Medical Thoracoscopy Versus Simple Chest Tube Drainage in Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion and Pleural Empyema

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Department of Pneumology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis
Alexandroupolis, , 68100, Greece
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Eligibility Criteria
condition
The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.
Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion, Pleural Empyema
Sex
Females and Males
Age
Pediatric Trials: 0-17 Years
Adult Trials: 18+ Years
18 + years
Inclusion Criteria
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- Septated pleural effusion (ultrasonography) in the context of a lower respiratory tract infection

- Frank pleural empyema (pus)

Exclusion Criteria
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- Fibrothorax


- Tuberculous empyema


- Medical thoracoscopy cannot be performed within 24 hours


- Pregnancy


- Inability to give informed consent

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Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion, Pleural EmpyemaEarly Medical Thoracoscopy Versus Simple Chest Tube Drainage in Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion and Pleural Empyema
NCT00234208
  1. Alexandroupolis,
  2. Brescia,
  3. Imperia,
  4. Parma,
  5. Crans-Montana,
ALL GENDERS
18 Years+
years
MULTIPLE SITES
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Descriptive Information
Brief Title  ICMJE Early Medical Thoracoscopy Versus Simple Chest Tube Drainage in Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion and Pleural Empyema
Official Title  ICMJE A Randomized Controlled Study of Early Mini-invasive Medical Thoracoscopy Versus Simple Chest Tube Drainage in Complicated Parapneumonic Effusions or Pleural Empyema - ESMITE (European Study on Mini-invasive Thoracoscopy in Empyema)
Brief Summary Multicenter, randomized controlled study to compare early mini-invasive thoracoscopy to simple chest tube drainage in complicated parapneumonic effusions or pleural empyema. 100 patients will be recruited. Follow-up will be 3 months. It will be looked at the rate medical cure, the need for secondary interventions, death and duration of hospital stay. In a nested trial in 20 patients the intrapleural pharmacokinetics of linezolid (approved antibiotic agent) will be measured.
Detailed Description

Background Pleural empyema has a high morbidity and mortality. Until now it is not clear which method is best to initially drain the pus, especially in complicated effusions with septa.

The objective of this study is to compare the standard treatment of simple chest tube drainage to early mini-invasive medical thoracoscopy. In earlier studies medical thoracoscopy has been a safe and effective method in pleural diseases. However there is no prospective data available.

Methods We conduct a prospective randomized controlled multicenter study on 100 patients with complicated parapneumonic effusions with septa or empyema with frank pus. Patients will be randomized to receive either simple chest tube drainage or early medical thoracoscopy. The latter will be performed in local anaesthesia and analgosedation according to the standards set by the European Study on Medical Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy (ESMEVAT)-group. Fibrinolysis will be used routinely. In 20 patients a nested study on the intrapleural pharmacokinetics of linezolid as antibiotic agent will be performed.

Follow-up will be structured on day 1, day 7, before discharge and after 3 months including chest radiographs and clinical and laboratory evaluations.

Outcome Primary outcome will be medical cure without the need of secondary intervention or death.

As secondary outcome we will measure duration of hospital stay, adverse events.

Provisional agenda Start of study: October 2005 End of study: October 2007

Potential outcome & benefit The study should clarify the role of early medical thoracoscopy in patients with complicated parapneumonic effusions or pleural empyema. Different authors have speculated that early intervention could be preferable. On the other hand, in many centres worldwide patients are primarily treated by a simple chest tube with or without pleural fibrinolysis. In case of failure of simple drainage, but this means several "precious" days later, a more invasive procedure is needed. At that moment tight pleural septa have formed, and often a surgical VATS or thoracotomy in general anaesthesia becomes necessary. Therefore, this pivotal study could lead to changes in the management of patients with pleural empyema.

Study Type  ICMJE Interventional
Study Phase  ICMJE Phase 3
Study Design  ICMJE Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Condition  ICMJE
  • Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion
  • Pleural Empyema
Intervention  ICMJE
  • Procedure: Medical thoracoscopy
  • Procedure: Simple chest tube drainage
Study Arms  ICMJE
  • Experimental: Medical thoracoscopy
    Intervention: Procedure: Medical thoracoscopy
  • Active Comparator: Simple chest tube drainage
    Intervention: Procedure: Simple chest tube drainage
Publications * Not Provided

*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status  ICMJE Terminated
Actual Enrollment  ICMJE
 (submitted: May 23, 2016)		2
Original Enrollment  ICMJE
 (submitted: October 5, 2005)		100
Actual Study Completion Date  ICMJE January 2007
Actual Primary Completion Date January 2007   (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Eligibility Criteria  ICMJE

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Septated pleural effusion (ultrasonography) in the context of a lower respiratory tract infection
  • Frank pleural empyema (pus)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Fibrothorax
  • Tuberculous empyema
  • Medical thoracoscopy cannot be performed within 24 hours
  • Pregnancy
  • Inability to give informed consent
Sex/Gender  ICMJE
Sexes Eligible for Study:All
Ages  ICMJE 18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers  ICMJE No
Contacts  ICMJE Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Listed Location Countries  ICMJE Greece,   Italy,   Switzerland
Removed Location Countries  
 
Administrative Information
NCT Number  ICMJE NCT00234208
Other Study ID Numbers  ICMJE EK 186/05
Has Data Monitoring Committee No
U.S. FDA-regulated Product Not Provided
IPD Sharing Statement  ICMJE Not Provided
Responsible Party University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Study Sponsor  ICMJE University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Collaborators  ICMJE
  • Lancardis Foundation
  • Pfizer
Investigators  ICMJE
Principal Investigator:Martin H Brutsche, MD, Prof.Pneumology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen
PRS Account University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Verification Date May 2016

ICMJE     Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP