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rectal preparation before prostate biopsy:Normacol versus Povidone iodine versus placebo

Not Applicable
Conditions
Cancer
Registration Number
PACTR202202695114430
Lead Sponsor
Rabta Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
144
Inclusion Criteria

Patients with a justified indication for biopsy:
*Those with a suspicious digital rectal exam( nodular, hard)
*and/or those with an initial serum PSA level above 4 ng/ml
- Patients whose life expectancy is greater than 10 years

Exclusion Criteria

-Patients with a history of prostate biopsy.
- Patients with a bladder catheter.
- Patients with a contraindication to ciprofloxacin (history of tendinopathy or hypersensitivity to a product of the quinolone family).
- Patients with a contraindication to prostate biopsy (uncorrected coagulation abnormality, untreated urinary tract infection).
- Patients with severe renal or hepatic insufficiency.
- Patients with a life expectancy of less than 10 years.
- Patients with missing data on the medical record

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
the occurrence of infectious signs and prostatitis during the 15 days following the b prostate biopsy.;Occurrence of bleeding complication
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
prevalence of urinary and digestive carriage of germs resistant to fluoroquinilones
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