Status:

COMPLETED

Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Performed Under General Anesthesia Versus Moderate Sedation

Lead Sponsor:

Baylor College of Medicine

Conditions:

Mediastinal Lymphadenopathies

Mediastinal Masses

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine if there are any differences in yield or safety of Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) (a type of bronchoscopy with bi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All patients over the age of 18, evaluated by pulmonary physician that require EBUS TBNA for sampling of hilar and/or mediastinal lymphadenopathies or masses
  • Patients should be considered eligible to undergo either CS or GA, without contraindications for either one of them, based on the assessment by the pulmonologist who will perform EBUS-TBNA

Exclusion

  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding women
  • Patients deemed poor candidates for general anesthesia by the evaluating physician (e.g., severe coronary artery disease, COPD with FEV1 \< 1 liter, uncontrolled hypertension, increased intracranial pressure, reaction to anesthetics)
  • Previous reaction to medications routinely used in conscious sedation
  • Patients with history of intolerance to either general anesthesia or conscious sedation
  • Dementia or other severe cognitive impairment causing inability to understand or consent to the procedure and study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2011

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

149 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01430962

Start Date

November 1 2011

End Date

February 1 2014

Last Update

July 23 2015

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Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030