Pleurodesis Using Hypertonic Glucose

Phase 2 Unknown 40 enrolled London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

Air leaks from unhealed lung tissue following lung resection for benign or malignant lesions are one of the most common complications following thoracic surgery, occurring after 10% of major lung resections. The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of intrapleural administration of Dextrose 50% to resolve air leaks after pulmonary resection.

Timeline

Start: 2024-03-30
Primary completion: 2025-04-30
Completion: 2025-04-30

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Dextrose	Unknown	50 %	Other

Indications

No indication recorded.