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Clinical Trials/NCT04759053
NCT04759053CompletedNot Applicable

Effectiveness of Core-Needle US Guided Biopsy as Primary Tool For Diagnosis of Thyroid Nodules, A Prospective Study

Kafrelsheikh University0 sites60 target enrollmentStarted: January 1, 2017Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
60
Primary Endpoint
Number of samples in FNB and CNB matching the final pathology

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The study aimed to determine the best intervention between Core biopsy and Fine needle aspiration in diagnosis of thyroid malignancy.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Diagnostic
Masking
Single (Participant)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • •patients with nodules larger than 1 cm in diameter and suspicious ultrasound criteria with TIRADS category III or higher.

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Patients with a history of hemodynamic instability or inadequate coagulation profile were excluded

Arms & Interventions

FNB

Active Comparator

Intervention: FNB (Procedure)

FNB

Active Comparator

Intervention: Core biopsy (Procedure)

Core biopsy

Active Comparator

Intervention: FNB (Procedure)

Core biopsy

Active Comparator

Intervention: Core biopsy (Procedure)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of samples in FNB and CNB matching the final pathology

Time Frame: 7 days

Comparing number of samples in FNB and CNB that make same diagnosis as the final postoperative pathology

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Ahmed Aouf

Dr, Assistant lecturer of general surgery

Kafrelsheikh University

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