NCT04735094

The Use and Effectiveness of Balloon for Endobronchial Ultrasonography

Randomized Control Trial of the Use and Effectiveness of Balloon for Endobronchial Ultrasonography.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 46 (actual)
• Sponsor: Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Although balloons appear to improve ultrasound image quality, it's use can be technically difficult for segmental airways because of anatomical limitations to convex probe imaging. Furthermore, it is uncertain whether this leads to a better diagnostic yield. To our knowledge, there are currently no studies showing that the use of balloon improves diagnostic yield with EBUS. We hypothesize that the use of balloon may increase the diagnostic yield by improving ultrasound image quality and reduce the duration of the procedure.The aim of this study is to analyse whether the use of balloon during linear EBUS 1) improves diagnostic yield, 2) reduces the duration of the procedure, and 3) improves ultrasound image quality with increased operator satisfaction in terms of ease of procedure.

Conditions

• Lung Cancer Staging

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	Endobronchial biopsy with the use of a balloon attached to the echo-bronchoscope	A small balloon made of latex can be attached to the tip of echo-bronchoscope which is then inflated with water or saline for better apposition of the echo-endoscope and the airway wall. This may improve ultrasound image quality and aid better visualization of the lymph nodes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-01-21
• Primary completion: 2021-05-17
• Completion: 2021-05-17
• First posted: 2021-02-02
• Last updated: 2022-02-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada