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Endobronchial Ultrasound Needle Aspiration With and Without Suction

Italy306 participantsStarted 2022-06-01

Plain-language summary

The main purpose of the present study is to compare the diagnostic yield of different aspiration techniques in Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) in the diagnosis of hilar/mediastinal adenopathy

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * age ≥ 18years; * presence of at least one hilar/mediastinal adenopathy \>1 cm on short axis assessed by contrast-enhanced CT scan and/or hypermetabolic adenopathy assessed by FDG-PET; * ability to give an informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * coagulopathy or bleeding diathesis that cannot be corrected; * severe refractory hypoxemia; * unstable hemodynamic status; * inability to give an informed consent

What they're measuring

To compare the diagnostic yield of active suction vs passive suction vs no suction EBUS-TBNA in the diagnosis of hilar/mediastinal adenopathies

Timeframe: 36 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05110950

SponsorUniversità Politecnica delle Marche

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-06-26

Contact for this trial

Stefano Gasparini, MD

0715964353 s.gasparini@univpm.it

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