The randomised thoracoscopic talc poudrage+indwelling pleural catheters versus thoracoscopic talc poudrage only in malignant pleural effusion trial (TACTIC): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Alexandra DipperAnand SundaralingamEmma HedleyEmma TuckerPaul WhiteRahul BhatnagarAndrew MooreMelissa DobsonRamon Luengo-FernandezJanet MillsSandra SowdenJohn E HarveyLee DobsonRobert F MillerMohammed MunavvarNajib RahmanNick Maskell

Published in: BMJ open respiratory research (2023)

ISRCTN 11058680.

Keyphrases

clinical trial
study protocol
open label
phase iii
robot assisted
phase ii
thoracic surgery
double blind
placebo controlled
randomized controlled trial
urinary tract infection
minimally invasive