A Prospective Trial of Povidone-iodine Suppository Before Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Biopsy

Seoul National University

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 4

Conditions: Misadventure During Aspirating Needle Biopsy; Infection; Prostatic Diseases

Treatments: Drug: Povidone-Iodine

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02245334

B-1403/243-004

Details and patient eligibility

About

To assess the effect of povidone-iodine on infectious complication rate caused by transrectal prostate biopsy

Full description

the effect of povidone-iodine on infectious complication rate caused by transrectal prostate biopsy

Enrollment: 1,578 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• who undergo transrectal prostate biopsy

Exclusion criteria

• patients who refuse to be included, patients who have hypersensitivity to iodine, patients who have abnormal thyroid function, patients who do not visit follow-up, patients who have received prior radioactive-iodine therapy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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1,578 participants in 2 patient groups

Povidone-iodine

Experimental group

Description:

povidone iodine pill

Treatment:

Drug: Povidone-Iodine

no intervention

No Intervention group

Description:

no intervention