Prospective randomized trial comparing the efficient core tissue acquired from a core biopsy needle and a conventional needle in solid mass lesions
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Diseases of the digestive system
- Registration Number
- KCT0001566
- Lead Sponsor
- Kyungpook National University Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 58
Inclusion Criteria
solid mass lesions within the wall of or adjacent to gastrointestinal tract those were revealed by CT or MRI
Exclusion Criteria
mass lesion was not seen at endoscopic ultrasound
mass with a cystic component of over 25%
coagulopathy (international normalized ratio of prothrombin time (PT INR) > 1.5 or platelet count < 80,000/mm3)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The area of efficient core tissue
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method median number of passes required to obtain core specimen;diagnostic accuracy;complication rates