UNC Pleural Fluid Registry
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.
Checked against the public recordLast updated Oct 16, 2025 · Source: ClinicalTrials.gov
What this study is about
- Purpose
- Not specified
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Interventions being studied
- Not specified
How this study is categorized
These labels come from structured fields and exact terms in the public record.
Who may be able to participate
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
Important: This is the sponsor’s public criteria, not a determination of eligibility. The study team must review your individual situation.
U.S. locations
- UNC Lingeberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, North Carolina
Source and freshness
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