Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02045394
Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Haemoptysis: a Multicenter Study
Multicenter, Prospective, Observational Study on Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Haemoptysis
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 610 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Milan · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Haemoptysis is the coughing up of blood originating from the respiratory tract. It is a common and worrying clinical symptom which can be due to different aetiologies including lung cancer, tuberculosis, COPD, bronchiectasis, pneumonia, acute bronchitis or unknown origin (cryptogenic haemoptysis). Epidemiology and optimal diagnostic approach are largely unclear. Aims of this study are to define current epidemiology and to provide the best diagnostic approach by providing a diagnostic algorithm.
Conditions
- Lung Cancer
- Tuberculosis
- Bronchiectasis
- Pneumonia
- Acute Bronchitis
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Cryptogenic Haemoptysis
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Chest X-ray | |
| OTHER | computed tomography of the chest | |
| PROCEDURE | Bronchoscopy | In patients with haemoptysis bronchoscopy will be performed with flexible bronchoscope. A systemic research of bleeding site and causes will be done. Microbiological or pathological sampling will be executed if clinically required. In selected patients, bronchoscopy might be performed with the rigid instrument or the flexible bronchoscope in intubated patients. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2013-06-01
- Primary completion
- 2015-10-01
- First posted
- 2014-01-24
- Last updated
- 2015-12-03
Locations
6 sites across 1 country: Italy
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02045394. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.