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Life sciences · Observational Study
ClinicalTrials.gov · October 6, 2026
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Registry record from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05797649). This is a study registration, not published results. Lead sponsor: Chinese University of Hong Kong. Recruitment status: COMPLETED. Study type: OBSERVATIONAL. Enrollment: 160 participants (ACTUAL). Conditions: Pleural Effusion, Heart Failure, Malignant Neoplasm, Fluid Overload, Hypoalbuminemia, Renal Failure, Cirrhosis, Infections. Primary outcome measures: Comparison of the diagnostic performance of PF NTproBNP level in the diagnosis of HF-associated pleural effusions with other conventional biochemical criteria , 24 months. Brief summary: To assess the discriminative properties of pleural fluid (PF) N-terminal-proB-type-natriuretic-peptide (NTproBNP) levels in identifying heart failure (HF)-associated pleural effusions (PE).