Status:
COMPLETED
Yield of Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration (EUS-FNA) With and Without the Use of a Stylet in the Biopsy Needle
Lead Sponsor:
University of British Columbia
Conditions:
Pancreatic Mass on Imaging
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Purpose: To compare the diagnostic yield of endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (EUS-FNA) in patient with pancreatic masses with and without the use of a stylet in place within...
Detailed Description
Research Method: All patients referred for EUS who are also likely to require FNA will be screened for study eligibility by way of the inclusion and exclusion criteria. After informed consent has bee...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients 19 years of age and older
- Patients undergoing EUS FNA for solid lesions in the pancreas
Exclusion
- Pancreatic cystic lesions without significant mass effect
- Pancreatic masses that cannot be accessed by transduodenal FNA in surgically resectable cases
- Known chronic pancreatitis with pancreaticolithiasis
- History of acute pancreatitis in the preceding 4 weeks
- History of gastric surgery or symptoms of gastric outlet obstruction
- Pregnancy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
72 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01241799
Start Date
December 1 2008
End Date
September 1 2010
Last Update
November 24 2010
Active Locations (1)
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St. Paul's Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6Z 1Y6