Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01790178
Ultrasound in Muscle Biopsy
Outcomes of Ultrasound-guided Versus Blind Core Muscle Biopsy
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 40 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Duke University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The objective of the proposed study is to evaluate the clinical utility of muscle ultrasonography for improving the diagnostic yield and safety of core muscle biopsy. Our facility currently uses core (needle) biopsy to obtain muscle samples in patients 18 years old or older. Currently, there is no imaging tool used to guide the actual biopsy. As muscle biopsy is an invasive and potentially painful procedure, improving the diagnostic yield of this test is important.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Ultrasound | The ultrasound guided group will have an ultrasound to identify the optimal site for biopsy and guide the procedure for safety purposes. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2013-02-01
- Primary completion
- 2015-10-01
- Completion
- 2015-10-01
- First posted
- 2013-02-13
- Last updated
- 2017-01-02
- Results posted
- 2016-11-15
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01790178. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.