Status:

COMPLETED

Transbronchial Catheter Aspiration and Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Lung Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Helios Klinik Ambrock

Conditions:

Lung Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is prospectively to determine the diagnostic sensitivity of Transbronchial Catheter Aspiration (TBCA) in comparison with Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (TBNA) in the diagnosis ...

Detailed Description

The yield of transbronchial forceps biopsy under fluoroscopy in the diagnosis of peripheral lesion of the lung lies between 32 and 57%. Several studies prove an amelioration of success rates by additi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • informed consent prior to the procedure
  • radiologically peripheral pulmonary lesions between 10 and 60 millimeters in diameter

Exclusion

  • endoscopically visible lung carcinoma
  • no consent in further diagnostic procedures, when bronchoscopy fails to establish a diagnosis
  • haemorrhagic syndrome; grave cardiac disease; oxygen saturation lower than 90 percent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

48 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00807391

Start Date

July 1 2009

End Date

November 1 2010

Last Update

June 23 2011

Active Locations (2)

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1

Universitätsklinikum Essen, Institut für Pathologie

Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 45122

2

Helios Klinik Ambrock, Department of Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine

Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 58091