Status:
COMPLETED
Pleural Ultrasonography in Lung Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Collaborating Sponsors:
Fonds de la Recherche en Santé du Québec
Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
Conditions:
Lung Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of mortality from malignant diseases in both men and women worldwide. Accurate diagnosis, staging and therapeutic targeting of lung cancer and other pulmonary pat...
Detailed Description
Hypotheses: 1. Pleural ultrasonography with evaluation, quantification and aspiration of pleural effusion allows for improved pre-operative staging and alters decision-making patterns for lung cancer...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Lung lesion being evaluated for surgery during initial consultation with a thoracic surgeon
Exclusion
- Age \< 18 years old
- Inability to consent for the study
- Chest wall anatomy precluding PULC
- Inability to sit upright
- Medications including Warfarin (Coumadin) or Clopidogrel (Plavix) in patient requiring pleural fluid aspiration
- Active cutaneous infection overlying proposed puncture site
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2010
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
46 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01141946
Start Date
June 1 2010
End Date
October 1 2010
Last Update
July 17 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2L 4M1