End-loss experiments on the high-energy (Te+Ti=3.3 keV, ne=1.5×1016 cm−3) 5 m Scylla IV-P theta pinch are reported. The evolution of the theta-pinch plasma parameters in the presence of axial losses and the behavior of the exhausting plasma near the ends of the device have been investigated. The measured decay of the theta-pinch plasma electron temperature agrees with code predictions based on classical axial thermal conduction losses. However, the axial ion heat flux is found to be unmeasurably small in the collisionless ion plasma. Energy-line-density measurements at the coil midplane also agree with code predictions and provide evidence of inward traveling rarefaction-like waves. At the theta-pinch ends, the exhausting plasma is comprised of a collimated plasma core which remains radially confined for tens of centimeters, strongly convects magnetic fields, and contains the bulk of the ejected plasma. This collimated core is surrounded by a plasma annulus that expands rapidly to the walls after leaving the theta-pinch coil. The radially confined exhaust plasma is successfully modeled as one-dimensional flow through a converging-diverging nozzle. The new results obtained in Scylla IV-P have led to a re-analysis of the particle end-loss data obtained in previous experiments. The subsequent comparison of experiments and theory shows that the normalized particle end-loss time is independent of both the plasma beta and collisionality regime.