# Infectious Outcomes of Povidone-iodine Rectal Cleansing Plus Formalin Disinfection of Needle During Prostate Biopsy

> **NCT03879486** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Hospital de Transplante Doutor Euryclides de Jesus Zerbini** · enrollment: 1257 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Prostate Cancer
- Prostatic Neoplasms
- Prostate Biopsy
- Prostatitis

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Intrarectal povidone-iodine cleansing plus formalin disinfection of needle tip during transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03879486
- **Lead sponsor:** Hospital de Transplante Doutor Euryclides de Jesus Zerbini
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2017-05-31
- **Primary completion:** 2019-07-24
- **Final completion:** 2019-07-24
- **Target enrollment:** 1257 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2020-03-19


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03879486

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03879486, "Infectious Outcomes of Povidone-iodine Rectal Cleansing Plus Formalin Disinfection of Needle During Prostate Biopsy". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03879486. Licensed CC0.

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