IRCT20231105059962N1 IRCT 2023-11-09 Sahiwal medical college Sahiwal Effect of different chest drain size in management of malignant pleural effusion SMALL BORE CATHETER VERSUS WIDE BORE CHEST TUBE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MALIGNANT PLEURAL EFFUSION 2023-12-01 anticipated 16 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/73590 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Supportive, Randomization description: - Simple method of randomization. - Unit of randomization is individual or patient. - A table of random numbers to be used for randomization. - Random sequence to be built by Microsoft Excel. - Allocation concealment was not carried out. N/A Malignant pleural effusion. Intervention 1: Intervention group: Intervention group one will include eight patients with histology proved malignant pleural effusion. They will be intubated with a small bore chest catheter for symptomatic management and upon adequate drainage of pleural fluid for pleurodesis. Catheter will be kept in place until adequate drainage of the effusion. Aim is to define the patient outcomes in terms of duration of chest drain and hospitalization. Intervention 2: Intervention group: Intervention group two will include eight patients with histology proved malignant pleural effusion. They will be intubated with large bore chest tubes for symptomatic management and upon adequate drainage of pleural fluid for pleurodesis. Chest tube will be kept in place until adequate drainage of the effusion. Aim is to define the patient outcomes in terms of duration of chest drain and hospitalization. Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available Justification or reason for indecision in sharing IPD is There is no further information.