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Talc Pleurodesis in Patients With Recurrent Malignant Pleural Effusion

NCT00789087 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2008-11-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to analyze and compare radiological lung expansion after talc pleurodesis performed either by videothoracoscopy or chest tube and correlate it with clinical outcome. Secondary endpoints evaluated were: clinical efficacy, safety, quality of life and survival.

Conditions

  • Recurrent Malignant Pleural Effusion.

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Videothoracoscopic talc poudrage (VT).

Videothoracoscopic talc poudrage

PROCEDURE

Talc slurry through a chest tube (DT).

Talc slurry through a chest tube

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Sao Paulo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ricardo M. Terra, MD · University of Sao Paulo

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-01-31
Primary Completion
2008-01-31
Completion
2008-01-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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