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This study will take place in Ottawa, Ontario, and will include 100 patients who are receiving tunnelled pleural catheters to treat their symptoms of MPE. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the shorter versus longer external length Rocket® pleural catheter in managing malignant pleural effusions in terms of patients' self-rated quality of life, its ease of use, the incidence of complications, and levels of health care provider satisfaction.


Clinical Trial Description

Pleural effusion is a medical condition, which occurs when too much fluid collects in the space between the lungs and the chest wall. This extra fluid makes it hard for the lungs to fully expand and take in enough air when inhaling. Malignant pleural effusions (MPE) are effusions related to cancer. Common symptoms of MPE include: dyspnea (shortness of breath), cough, weight loss, and chest pain. Tunneled pleural catheters (which are inserted into the body) are now commonly used to treat the symptoms of malignant pleural effusions by draining this extra fluid on a daily basis. This drainage can be done and home and need not be performed at a hospital.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the shorter versus longer external length Rocket® pleural catheter in managing malignant pleural effusions in terms of patients' self-rated quality of life, its ease of use, the incidence of complications, and levels of health care provider satisfaction. The Rocket® pleural catheter has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Health Canada for the management of malignant pleural effusions.

This study will take place in Ottawa, Ontario, and will include 100 patients who are receiving tunnelled pleural catheters to treat their symptoms of MPE. All information required to evaluate the Rocket® catheter will be collected from routine medical follow-up visits. The period of time for the study is approximately 4 weeks (28 days).

The Rocket® catheter will be provided to patients who wish to participate in this study. If patients do not wish to participate, they will receive the current standard of care (the PleurX catheter) and will undergo the same standard medical assessments that will be performed in this study.

All patients eligible for the study will have a regular full length Rocket catheter inserted at baseline, with an external length of 16cm. All patients will have their catheter length modified at 2 weeks in clinic and shortened to an external length of 5cm. ;


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NCT number NCT03403855
Study type Interventional
Source Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Contact Rosalie Labelle, MSc
Phone 613-737-8899
Email rolabelle@toh.ca
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date March 7, 2018
Completion date December 31, 2021

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