Stopped: Manufacturer did not develop and deliver the necessary biopsy forceps needles in time
A prospective diagnostic clinical study randomising patients undergoing endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) of enlarged mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes to have sampling using the usual EBUS-TBNA needle or a novel biopsy forceps (EBUS-TBNB). The study aims to establish whether the use of EBUS-TBNB can significantly increase the diagnostic yield over EBUS-TBNA, without an increase in complication rates.
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The percentage of lymph nodes sampled resulting in a definitive diagnosis (as defined in the protocol) in the two study arms.
Timeframe: 18 months