The Efficacy of Shear-wave Elastography-guided Biopsy for Diagnosis in Pleural Disease

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Recruiting

• Conditions: Pleural Diseases

• Registration Number: NCT06226909
• Lead Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital

Brief Summary

To investigate the information from shear-wave elastography on pleural tissues will improve the diagnosis of pleural diseases, as to increase the diagnostic yield in ultrasound-guided transthoracic pleura biopsy.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-01
• Study Start: 2024-01-15
• Study First Submitted: 2024-01-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-01-17
• Study First Posted: 2024-01-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-01-30
• Last Update Posted: 2024-02-01
• Primary Completion: 2027-08-31
• Study Completion: 2027-08-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 234

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with radiographic evidence of pleural disease

Exclusion Criteria

• Age < 18 y/o
• Patients who cannot hold their breath for 5 seconds

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The diagnostic yield of the two groups	6 months	the pathology of pleural biopsies will be interpreted by cytopathologists

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
the rate of pneumothorax & hemothorax	1 day	Safety
Procedure time	1 day	Procedure time

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital; 🇨🇳 Taipei City, Taiwan