Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Tissue Sampling (The ProCore Study)
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Topic: Oral and GastrointestinalSubtopic: Oral and Gastrointestinal (all Subtopics)Disease: GastrointestinalDigestive System
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN99035319
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Nottingham (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 268
Inclusion Criteria
1. Adult patients 18 years and above with a solid pancreatic mass of any size, needing to undergo EUS examination to collect sample for diagnosis. Definition of a solid pancreatic mass will be based on an ultrasound, CT scan or on the findings of a prior EUS.
2. Patients should have the ability and be willing to give informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Cystic lesions of the pancreas.
2. Patients known to be intolerant to endoscopy.
3. Patients not clinically fit for endoscopy as judged by their cariong team.
4. Patients on anticoagulation therapy.
5. Patients already participating in another trial.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method