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Rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) vs. randomly collected samples from mediastinal and abdominal lymph nodes obtained by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle-aspiratio

Completed
Conditions
Enlarged lymph nodes
lymphadenopathy
10017990
Registration Number
NL-OMON45053
Lead Sponsor
niversitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
244
Inclusion Criteria

>=18 years old
Scheduled to undergo endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) with fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of a lymph node in either the mediastinum or the abdomen
Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with a poor mental condition or mental retardation, unable to understand the nature and possible consequences of the study
Coagulopathy (INR>1.5, platelets<50.000/mm3) which has not been corrected prior to the procedure
Pregnancy
Previous participation in this trial

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The primary parameter is the percentage of cases in which the cytopathologist<br /><br>can make a diagnosis on the contents of the lymph node, based on the EUS-FNA<br /><br>samples of the lymph node. (=diagnostic yield)</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>-Diagnostic accuracy<br /><br>-Sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value and positive predictive<br /><br>value of a certain number of needle passes in both groups.<br /><br>-Judgment of the cytotechnician on-site and the cytopathologist of each sample<br /><br>-Number of needle passes required per case according to the cytotechnician<br /><br>on-site and according to the cytopathologist in both groups.<br /><br>-Time required in both groups.<br /><br>-Cost-effectivity of both approaches.<br /><br>-Number and nature of complications in both groups.</p><br>
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