A prospective, randomised study of "back light system" for picking up specimens in EUS-FNA
Phase 2
- Conditions
- pancreatic mass
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000013393
- Lead Sponsor
- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Brief Summary
A total of 80 consecutive patients were eligible during the study period. Adequacy was observed for 52 specimens (65%) with the BLS and 54 (68%) without the BLS (p=0.88). In assessment of specimen adequacy on gross examination, only fair agreement was observed both with and without BLS (kappa score 0.40 and 0.29, respectively).
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with pancreatic mass which we cannot detect by EUS Patients with severe ascites Patients with other fatal disease Patients who have risk of bleeding Patients who do not agree to participate in this study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The adequacy rate in each group.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Gross visual assessment of specimen adequacy, accuracy rate of EUS-FNA and adequacy rates of each time in each endosonographer.