Role of B Mode and Color Doppler Sonography in Differentiation Between Pleural Neoplasm and Inflammatory Pleural Thickening in Correlation With CT Findings

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Recruiting

• Conditions: Pleural Thickening
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: biopsy under sonographic gidance

• Registration Number: NCT05701462
• Lead Sponsor: Sohag University

Brief Summary

pleura is a serous membrane, it consist of parietal pleura and visceral pleura. pleural thickening is any form of thickening involving the pleura more than 3 mm.

there is malignant thickening : methoselioma, metastasis and non malignant thickening.

trans thoracic USn is a reliable , safe and gold standard for studying pleura.

Detailed Description

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Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2023-01
• Study Start: 2023-01-01
• Study First Submitted: 2023-01-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-01-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-01-26
• Study First Posted: 2023-01-27
• Last Update Posted: 2023-01-27
• Primary Completion: 2024-01
• Study Completion: 2024-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• Adult patients diagnosed as having pleural thickening with or without pleural effusion.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Emphysema or contraindication to pleural biopsy

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
pleural disease	biopsy under sonographic gidance	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
sensitivity of sonography in pleural thickening in comparison to CT and histopathology	one year	sensitivity of sonography in cases of pleural thickening in comparison to CT findings and histopathology

Trial Locations

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Sohag University Hospital; 🇪🇬 Sohag, Egypt