Predictors for Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) Recovery Rate Derived From Quantified Computed Tomography (qCT)

Completed

• Conditions: Malignant Neoplasm; Interstitial Lung Disease; Pneumonia
• Interventions: Procedure: bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)

• Registration Number: NCT03388580
• Lead Sponsor: Universitätsmedizin Mannheim

Brief Summary

Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is an important diagnostic method. The percentage of fluid extracted after instillation (recovery rate) is crucial for following diagnostic tests. The investigators aimed to compare novel quantified airway parameters from pre-interventional lung computed tomography (CT) with recovery rates to find possible predictive markers.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-01
• Primary Completion: 2017-09
• Study Completion: 2017-09
• Study First Submitted: 2017-12-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-12-24
• Status Verified: 2018-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-01-02
• Study First Posted: 2018-01-03
• Last Update Posted: 2018-01-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 33

Inclusion Criteria

• retrospective analysis of all patients undergoing BAL and complete documentation

Exclusion Criteria

• incomplete documentation

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
BAL	bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)	patients undergoing elective bronchoalveolar lavage

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
recovery rate	30 minutes	volume of recovered volume