Comparing adequacy of samples obtained during bronchoscopic needle aspiration with different suction pressures (0ml,10ml and 20ml) in a random order
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Patients having Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2017/10/010202
- Lead Sponsor
- nil
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
(1) Patients with mediastinal or hilar lymphadenopathy with Lymph Node size greater than 0.5cm in short axis
(2)Patients willing to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
(1) Patients having contraindications to undergo EBUS (IHD, MI, uncontrolled HTN, deranged coagulation profile)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare the adequacy of the EBUS TBNA aspirates obtained with 0 ml, 10 ml and 20 ml suction pressuresTimepoint: 6 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method (1)To compare the diagnostic yield of the EBUS TBNA aspirates obtained with 0 ml, 10 ml and 20 ml suction pressures <br/ ><br>(2)To assess the effect of various lymph node characteristics on the adequacy and diagnostic yield of the EBUS TBNA aspirates with each of the suction pressure used <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 6months