# Video-assisted Hyperthermic Pleural Chemoperfusion vs Talc Pleurodesis for Refractory Malignant Pleural Effusions.

> **NCT01409551** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Theagenio Cancer Hospital** · enrollment: 60 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Safety of Intervention
- Efficacy of Intervention
- Cost Effectiveness

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** VATS hyperthermic chemoperfusion
- **PROCEDURE:** Bedside talc slurry pleurodesis

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01409551
- **Lead sponsor:** Theagenio Cancer Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER_GOV
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2011-08
- **Primary completion:** 2014-11
- **Final completion:** 2014-11
- **Target enrollment:** 60 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2014-11-17


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01409551

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01409551, "Video-assisted Hyperthermic Pleural Chemoperfusion vs Talc Pleurodesis for Refractory Malignant Pleural Effusions.". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01409551. Licensed CC0.

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