Role of Intraoperative Ultrasound in Gastrointestinal (GI) Malignancies

• Conditions: Ultrasonography; Gastrointestinal Disease; Malignancy

• Registration Number: NCT01143922
• Lead Sponsor: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Brief Summary

Currently available investigating modalities like CT scans, MRI etc although have a high accuracy in staging of gastrointestinal(GI) tract malignancies, are not correct in all cases . The aim of this study is to assess the role of intraoperative ultrasound as a modality to increase the staging accuracy of GI tract malignancies

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-08
• Status Verified: 2010-01
• Study First Submitted: 2010-06-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-06-14
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-06-14
• Study First Posted: 2010-06-15
• Last Update Posted: 2010-06-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with GI tract malignancies

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients who refuse consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

AIIMS; 🇮🇳 New Delhi, Delhi, India