A Comparative Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Face Talc Slurry and Iodopovidone for Pleurodesis
Pleurodesis is a technique used to fuse the two layers of the pleura. This is done to
prevent reaccumulation of collections of fluid or air in this space. Common indications are
malignant pleural effusions, recurrent pneumothorax and even benign effusions which are
otherwise difficult to eradicate.
Interventional
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Success
Dheeraj Gupta, MD, DM, FCCP
Principal Investigator
Additional Professor, Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India
India: Institute Ethics Comittee, PGIMER Chandigarh
7134-PG-1Tg-05/5469-71
NCT00430664
January 2006
December 2007
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