Ultra Sound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) of Liver and Pancreas Tumours

Not Applicable

Suspended

• Conditions: Tumors in Liver; Tumors in Pancreas
• Interventions: Procedure: FNAC (fine needle aspiration cytology)

• Registration Number: NCT00991601
• Lead Sponsor: Herlev Hospital

Brief Summary

Patients with tumors in liver or pancreas are randomized to ultrasound (UL)-guided FNAC biopsies with guidance method or UL-guided FNAC biopsies with free-hand method.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-07
• Study First Submitted: 2009-10-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-10-07
• Study First Posted: 2009-10-08
• Status Verified: 2010-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-10-12
• Last Update Posted: 2010-10-13
• Primary Completion: 2011-09
• Study Completion: 2011-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: SUSPENDED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

• adult over 18 years
• tumors in liver and/or pancreas

Exclusion Criteria

• low coagulation factors
• mentally ill patients.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
biopsy arm	FNAC (fine needle aspiration cytology)	patients with tumors in liver and/or pancreas

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
quality of obtained biopsy	one year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
patients pain and discomfort at procedure	immediately

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Herlev Hospital; 🇩🇰 DK-2730, Herlev, Herlev, Denmark