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Condition (MeSH)

Tuberculosis, Pleural

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 11 trials for Tuberculosis, Pleural or a narrower condition beneath it.

MeSH D014396 Infections C01 C08
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Not applicable Not applicable 3 Observational Observational 8 Not applicable Not applicable 3 Observational Observational 8

Trials per phase

11 of the 11 trials are tagged with Tuberculosis, Pleural itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Tuberculosis, Pleural trials start? (11)

Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year.

Trials over time, by phase

  • Not applicable
  • Observational

Top of scale: 1

2002: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2003: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 2005: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2006: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 2012: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2015: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 2022: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2023: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2024: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2025: 1 trials (Observational 1)

Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.

Trials started per year
Year Trials started
2026 (partial year) 1
2025 1
2024 1
2023 1
2022 1
2015 1
2012 1
2006 1
2005 1
2003 1

No forecast is made for this condition: it averages 1.0 trial starts a year over the five years to September, under the 5 a year the method needs.

Recruitment duration, a model prediction: none of the 11 trials evaluated at the 2026-10-09 snapshot is predicted and still running. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Tuberculosis, Pleural trials in? (2)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Not applicable 3
Observational 8

How many Tuberculosis, Pleural trials are recruiting? (3)

Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.

Trials by recruitment status
Status Trials
Recruiting 2
Completed 5
Unknown status 4

Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.

Which drugs are being tested for Tuberculosis, Pleural? (1)

Shown in this order: most trials first. One row per drug, matched to a single molecule under all its names, ranked by number of trials.

Drugs tested
Drug Trials
PREDNISOLONE 1

Which publications cover Tuberculosis, Pleural? (28)

Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.

Publications
Publication Journal Year Major topic
High mortality in adults hospitalized for active tuberculosis in a low HIV prevalence setting. PloS one 2014 Yes
Early effective drainage in the treatment of loculated tuberculous pleurisy. The European respiratory journal 2008 Yes
Use of a T-cell interferon-gamma release assay for the diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy. The European respiratory journal 2007 Yes
[Tuberculous pleural effusions]. Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia 2006 Yes
Ex vivo characterization of early secretory antigenic target 6-specific T cells at sites of active disease in pleural tuberculosis. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2005 Yes

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Not measured: delivery record.

Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: lead sponsors, serious adverse events in this condition's trials, prevalence, rare-disease identity, and sub-conditions in mesh.

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