EUS-FNA With and Without Suction

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Solid Pancreatic Mass Lesions
• Interventions: Procedure: Suction

• Registration Number: NCT02072915
• Lead Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham

Brief Summary

To compare the number of passes required for cellblock acquisition with and without suction using the 25g needle.

Detailed Description

Not available

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-01
• Study First Submitted: 2014-02-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-02-26
• Study First Posted: 2014-02-27
• Primary Completion: 2014-05
• Study Completion: 2014-05
• Status Verified: 2014-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-11-07
• Last Update Posted: 2014-11-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 72

Inclusion Criteria

• All patients referred to UAB Endoscopy Unit for assessment of pancreatic mass lesions that requires FNA.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Age < 19 years

  • Unable to safely undergo EUS for any reason
  • Coagulopathy (INR>1.6, Prothrombin Time>18 secs, Thrombocytopenia < 80,000 cells/ml)
  • Unable to consent
  • Non-English speaking patients

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Suction	Suction	Suction will be applied to patients undergoing EUS-FNA

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of passes	once at baseline

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UAB; 🇺🇸 Birmingham, Alabama, United States