NCT06744946

Thoracoscopic Talc Pleurodesis Versus Bleomycin -Tranxemic Acid Mixture Injection in Chest Tube in Malignant Pleural Effusion

Comparison Between Pleurodesis by a Combination of Bleomycin and Tranxemic Acid Solution and Thoracoscopic Talc Poudrage in Malignant Pleural Effusion

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mohamed Sabry · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Comparing Two Methods to Treat Fluid Build-up in Chest for Cancer Patients:Talc Powder Surgery versus Chest Tube Medicine.

Detailed description

Closure of the space where the effusion is recurrently accumulated through talc poudrage in thoracoscopy or bleomycin - tranxemic acid solution injection in chest tube.

Conditions

• Malignant Pleural Effusions (Mpe)- Pleurodesis
• Pleurodesis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	thoracoscope	bleomycin- tranxemic acid mixture pleurodesis versus thoracoscopic talc poudrage

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-09-01
• Primary completion: 2024-10-29
• Completion: 2024-12-04
• First posted: 2024-12-20
• Last updated: 2024-12-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt