NCT01741571

Trial of Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Techniques

Randomized Controlled Trial of Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Techniques

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (actual)
• Sponsor: American University of Beirut Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial fine needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) techniques have not been well studied. The investigators will conduct a randomized study comparing the diagnostic yield and specimen quality of EBUS-FNA performed with and without suction applied.

Detailed description

Consecutive patients with suspected malignant peribronchial masses or lymph nodes undergoing endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) will be enrolled. All participants will have 4 needle aspirations of each targeted peribronchial lesion. Two needle aspirations will be performed while applying suction and 2 needle aspirations will be performed without applying suction in random order. The investigators will compare the diagnostic yield and the quality of the specimens obtained using the two techniques.

Conditions

• Lung Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	EBUS guided FNA with and without suction	Device/procedure: lymph node tissue collection using needle with and without suction applied. Four fine needle aspirations will be taken from each lymph node. Two with suction and two without suction applied.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-12-01
• Primary completion: 2016-01-01
• Completion: 2017-01-01
• First posted: 2012-12-05
• Last updated: 2020-09-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Lebanon