Geneva, Jan. 12 -- International Clinical Trials Registry received information related to the study (ChiCTR2500114701) titled 'Diagnostic Efficacy of Ultrasonic Elastography-Guided Pleural Biopsy for Pleural Effusion: A Nationwide, Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial' on Dec. 16, 2025.

Study Type: Interventional study

Study Design: Parallel

Primary Sponsor: China-Japan Friendship Hospital

Condition: undiagnosed pleural effusion

Intervention: Pleural Biopsy under Medical Thoracoscopy (Group B):Pleural Biopsy under Medical Thoracoscopy

Recruitment Status: Not Recruiting

Phase: N/A

Date of First Enrollment: 2026-01-01

Target Sample Size: Pleural Biopsy under Medical Thoracoscopy (Group B):210;Ultrasound Elastography-guide...