Prospective randomised controlled trial of video assisted cytoreductive pleurectomy compared to talc pleurodesis in patients with suspected or proven mesothelioma
Completed
- Conditions
- MesotheliomaCancer
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN34321019
- Lead Sponsor
- Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
- Brief Summary
2014 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24942631
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 196
Inclusion Criteria
1. Proven or suspected mesothelioma
2. Pleural tumour with associated pleural effusion
3. Fit enough for Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic (VATS) pleurectomy
4. Patients who have had a previous malignancy for which they are no longer receiving treatment, provided they have a confirmed diagnosis of mesothelioma
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients who are unfit for a VATS procedure
2. Patients who have had previous attempted pleurodesis
3. Patients without a pleural effusion
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method