Management of Malignant Pleural Effusion With Indwelling Pleural Catheter Versus Silver Nitrate Pleurodesis

NCT ID: NCT03781908

Last Updated: 2018-12-20

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-01-01

Study Completion Date

2020-01-31

Brief Summary

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The primary goal of this study is to compare well-defined pleural effusion management success outcomes in patients with malignant or paramalignant pleural effusions who were treated with Indwelling pleural catheter insertion compared with those treated with siver nitrate pleurodesis. It is also to demonstrate the effectiveness of silver nitrate pleurodesis. It is also important to evaluate frequent adverse events of silver nitrate pleurodesis in patients with malignant pleural effusion

Detailed Description

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Dyspnea is present in 50% of patients with malignant pleural effusion and quality of life is significantly impaired.

Chemical pleurodesis using various sclerosing agents is accepted as a palliative therapy for patients with recurrent, symptomatic, and malignant pleural effusions.

Silver nitrate solution (SNS) is a valid sclerosing agent that induce a caustic injury to the mesothelium that results in an effective pleurodesis.

However, various clinical parameters and biochemical factors affect the success of pleurodesis in symptomatic patients with MPE: symptoms and performance status of the patient, daily fluid drainage, primary tumour, and mainly lung reexpansion following pleural fluid evacuation.

The pleural injectate consists of 50 mL 0.5% SNS with 10mL of lidocaine (25mg/5mL).

An alternative treatment is intermittent or continuous drainage of the pleural fluid with a chronic indwelling pleural catheter.

Conditions

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Pleural Effusion, Malignant

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Silver Nitrate Pleurodesis

Patients will receive 0.5% silver nitrate diluted in 50 ml distilled water with 10 ml of local anaesthetic lidocaine 1%

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Silver Nitrate

Intervention Type DRUG

First, pleural fluid drainage will be done after administration of 5 cc of local anesthetic lidocain1% either by insertion of chest tube (26F or 28F ) or by using ultrasonography. Pleural fluid drainage will be terminated when the patient want to cough to make sure that the pleural cavity is empty, then the sclerosant material will be injected, patients will receive 0.5% silver nitrate diluted in 50 ml distilled water with 10 ml of local anaesthetic lidocaine 1%.

Indwelling Pleural Catheter

Catheters will be inserted in an outpatient setting under local anaesthesia.The typical drainage schedule is every other day using disposable plastic bottles (550 mL to 1 L)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Indwelling Pleural Catheter

Intervention Type DEVICE

First , insert the wire into the pleural effusion at approximately the anterior axillary line. A 1-2 cm incision is made over the wire. A chest wall tunnel (5-8 cm in length) is created with a counter incision. The catheter is pulled through the tunnel and out next to the wire. After dilation of the wire tract with a Teflon "peel-away" sheath, the indwelling catheter is inserted into the chest. The counter incision is closed primarily, and the catheter is secured to the skin medially with a suture.

Interventions

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Silver Nitrate

First, pleural fluid drainage will be done after administration of 5 cc of local anesthetic lidocain1% either by insertion of chest tube (26F or 28F ) or by using ultrasonography. Pleural fluid drainage will be terminated when the patient want to cough to make sure that the pleural cavity is empty, then the sclerosant material will be injected, patients will receive 0.5% silver nitrate diluted in 50 ml distilled water with 10 ml of local anaesthetic lidocaine 1%.

Intervention Type DRUG

Indwelling Pleural Catheter

First , insert the wire into the pleural effusion at approximately the anterior axillary line. A 1-2 cm incision is made over the wire. A chest wall tunnel (5-8 cm in length) is created with a counter incision. The catheter is pulled through the tunnel and out next to the wire. After dilation of the wire tract with a Teflon "peel-away" sheath, the indwelling catheter is inserted into the chest. The counter incision is closed primarily, and the catheter is secured to the skin medially with a suture.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Unilateral symptomatic recurrent malignant pleural effusion patients who fulfill the criteria for pleurodesis (i.e. positive pleural biopsy or cytology for malignancy, a Karnofsky index score of more than 60 and life expectancy of more than one year).
2. Rapidly accumulated undiagnosed pleural effusion .
3. Age : 30-75 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Transudative pleural effusion.
2. Exudative pleural effusion due to causes other than malignancy ( i.e. parapnuemonic , post-tuberculous pleural effusion )
3. Presence of hemorrhagic diathesis ( prothrombin time \<50% and platelet count \<80,000/mm 3 )
4. Active pleural or systemic infection.
5. Neoplastic infiltration of the skin at the site of pleural catheter insertion.
6. Malignant pleural effusion with trapped lung or loculated pleural effusion.
7. Previous lobectomy or pneumonectomy on the affected side.
8. Karnofsky index score\> 50.
Minimum Eligible Age

30 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Assiut University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Khaled Essmat Hussien

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Central Contacts

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Khaled Essmat, Master

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +201003382727

Email: [email protected]

Mohammed Abdelghany, MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +201006800525

Email: [email protected]

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Roberts ME, Neville E, Berrisford RG, Antunes G, Ali NJ; BTS Pleural Disease Guideline Group. Management of a malignant pleural effusion: British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline 2010. Thorax. 2010 Aug;65 Suppl 2:ii32-40. doi: 10.1136/thx.2010.136994. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Tremblay A, Stather DR, Kelly MM. Effect of repeated administration of low-dose silver nitrate for pleurodesis in a rabbit model. Respirology. 2011 Oct;16(7):1070-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2011.02007.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Reference Type BACKGROUND

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Other Identifiers

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silver nitrate pleurodesis

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id