Effectiveness of Povidone Iodine for the treatment of prolonged air leaks after lung surgery?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201907727663059

Enrollment

Registered

2019-07-29

Start date

2017-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Respiratory Surgery

Interventions

Intra pleural Povidone Iodine

No Povidone

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who underwent lung surgery and who had prolonged air leak in drainage (more than 5 days of air leak) after surgery;

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Malignant pleural effusion

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Air leak stop after the administration of Povidone iodine	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The evolution after the administration of Povidone iodine and the days of total drainage	—

Countries

Tunisia

Contacts

Public ContactZied Chaari

Habib Bourguiba Hospital

chaari.zied1@gmail.com0021622789861

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026