CompletedNot Applicable

Yield of Cryoprobe vs Flexible Forceps Pleural Biopsy

India50 participantsStarted 2015-01

Plain-language summary

This is a prospective study to assess the yield of pleural biopsy obtained with the routine flexible thoracoscopic biopsy forceps versus that obtained with a flexible cryoprobe during semirigid thoracoscopy

Who can participate

Age range12 Years – 79 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥12 years * Semirigid thoracoscopy being performed for diagnosis of the pleural effusion Exclusion Criteria: * Age ≥80 years * SpO2 \<88% on room air * Hemodynamic instability * Myocardial infarction or unstable angina in the last 6 wk * Lack of pleural space due to adhesions * Uncorrected coagulopathy * Failure to provide informed consent

What they're measuring

Yield of pleural biopsy obtained with the routine flexible thoracoscopic biopsy forceps versus that obtained with a flexible cryoprobe during semirigid thoracoscopy

Timeframe: One week

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02500277

SponsorPost Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2018-07

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