Status:

UNKNOWN

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Povidone-Iodine Alone to Povidone-Iodine-Tetracycline Combination

Lead Sponsor:

University College Hospital, Ibadan

Collaborating Sponsors:

West African College of Surgeons

Conditions:

Malignant Pleural Effusion

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

Title of study: Comparison of the Effectiveness of Povidone-Iodine alone to Povidone-Iodine--Tetracycline Combination for Chemical Pleurodesis in Malignant Pleural Effusion. Research design: Prospect...

Detailed Description

STRUCTURED SUMMARY Title of study: Comparison of the Effectiveness of Povidone-Iodine alone to Povidone-Iodine--Tetracycline Combination for Chemical Pleurodesis in Malignant Pleural Effusion. Resear...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • • All adult patients aged between18- 70 years presenting with pleural effusion in association with a malignant disease.
  • Patients with documented malignant pleural effusion ( i.e positive pleural fluid for malignant cells on pleural fluid cytology and/or positive pleural biopsy for malignant tissue).
  • Reaccumulation of an effusion after drainage or patients presenting with symptoms related to pleural fluid re-accumulation such as dyspnea, cough and chest pain.
  • Patient with full lung re-expansion after thoracostomy tube insertion and drainage of effusion.

Exclusion

  • • Patients with known hypersensitivity either to Povidone-iodine and/or Tetracycline
  • Failure to achieve full lung re-expansion following drainage of the effusion within 48hrs
  • Locoregional radiotherapy to the effusion side.
  • Loculated pleural effusion
  • Refusal to participate in the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 20 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 31 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

62 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04039126

Start Date

June 20 2019

End Date

March 31 2021

Last Update

November 5 2020

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University College Hospital,

Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, 200212