Status:
COMPLETED
Transbronchial Catheter Aspiration and Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Lung Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
Helios Klinik Ambrock
Conditions:
Lung Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is prospectively to determine the diagnostic sensitivity of Transbronchial Catheter Aspiration (TBCA) in comparison with Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (TBNA) in the diagnosis ...
Detailed Description
The yield of transbronchial forceps biopsy under fluoroscopy in the diagnosis of peripheral lesion of the lung lies between 32 and 57%. Several studies prove an amelioration of success rates by additi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- informed consent prior to the procedure
- radiologically peripheral pulmonary lesions between 10 and 60 millimeters in diameter
Exclusion
- endoscopically visible lung carcinoma
- no consent in further diagnostic procedures, when bronchoscopy fails to establish a diagnosis
- haemorrhagic syndrome; grave cardiac disease; oxygen saturation lower than 90 percent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
48 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00807391
Start Date
July 1 2009
End Date
November 1 2010
Last Update
June 23 2011
Active Locations (2)
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1
Universitätsklinikum Essen, Institut für Pathologie
Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 45122
2
Helios Klinik Ambrock, Department of Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine
Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 58091