NCT07350356

Bronchoscopic Role in Early Detection of Endobronchial Tuberculosis in Suspected Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients.

Bronchoscopic Role in Early Detection of Endobronchial Tuberculosis in Undiagnosed Suspected Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 63 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ain Shams University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the role of bronchoscopy in diagnosis of endobronchial tuberculosis in suspected pulmonary tuberculosis patients whose sputum samples are negative for Ziehl Neelsen stain.

Detailed description

Bronchoscopy plays a major role in identification and diagnosis of EBTB. As a general principal, Bronchoscopy -associated with microbiological testing- must be performed on patients whose CT examination results indicate EBTB. This study will try to focus on the importance of bronchoscopy in diagnosis of endobronchial tuberculosis among suspected pulmonary tuberculosis patients who undergo fiberoptic bronchoscope after being sputum Ziehl Neelsen negative, scarce sputum and/or persistent consolidation on chest radiograph (CXR).

Conditions

• Endobronchial Mass
• Tuberculosis, Pulmonary

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	fiberoptic bronchoscopy evaluation of endobronchial features of TB	EBTB was classified into seven subtypes by using the Chung's method: actively caseating, fibrostenotic, oedematous-hyperaemic, tumorous, ulcerative, granular, and the non-specific bronchitic subtype.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-09-01
• Primary completion: 2024-02-29
• Completion: 2024-08-31
• First posted: 2026-01-20
• Last updated: 2026-01-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt