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Clinical Trials/NCT06226909
NCT06226909
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The Efficacy of Shear-wave Elastography-guided Biopsy for Diagnosis in Pleural Disease: a Randomized Controlled Trial

National Taiwan University Hospital1 site in 1 country234 target enrollmentJanuary 15, 2024

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Pleural Diseases
Sponsor
National Taiwan University Hospital
Enrollment
234
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
The diagnostic yield of the two groups
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
2 years ago

Overview

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.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
January 15, 2024
End Date
August 31, 2027
Last Updated
2 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients with radiographic evidence of pleural disease

Exclusion Criteria

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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The diagnostic yield of the two groups

Time Frame: 6 months

the pathology of pleural biopsies will be interpreted by cytopathologists

Secondary Outcomes

  • Procedure time(1 day)
  • the rate of pneumothorax & hemothorax(1 day)

Study Sites (1)

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