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Comparison between Indwelling tunnelled catheter v/s Pig-tail catheter placement for management of Malignant Ascites

COMPARISON BETWEEN INDWELLING TUNNEL CATHETER V/S PIG-TAIL CATHETER PLACEMENT FOR MANAGEMENT OF MALIGNANT ASICTES: A PROsPECTIVE RANDOMISED OPEN LABELLED STUDY - Not Applicable

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/10/058312
Enrollment
40
Registered
2023-10-05
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-10-16

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: C15-C26- Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs

Interventions

Intervention1: Indwelling tunnelled cathter placement for drainage of ascitic malignant: Drainage of malignant ascitic fluid through catheter till end of life Control Intervention1: Pigtail catheter f

Sponsors

Basavatarakam IndoAmerican Cancer Hospital and Research Institute
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -ECOG STATUS 3 OR LESS -ALL PATIENTS WHO REQUIRE REPEATED TAPPINGS

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -PATIENTS WITH LOCULATED ASCITES -PATIENTS WHO REFUSED TO GIVE CONSENT - Patients with deranged coagulation parameters (INR >2) or platelet counts less than 50000/mm3 - Actively dying terminally ill patient.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
-Ease of Drainage on Likert scale(1-5) -Pericatheter leak incidence comparsion in both catheter placements Timepoint: 2ND DAY AFTER INTERVENTION 7TH DAY AFTER INTERVENTION—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
-Catheter dislodgement -Catheter site Infection rate between indwelling tunnelled catheter and pigtail catheter placement -Patient satisfaction after catheter placement on Likert scale(1-5) Timepoint: 2ND DAY AFTER INTERVENTION 7TH DAY AFTER INTERVENTION—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAakash Hinduja

Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute

praneethsuv@gmail.com9814686999

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026