Effectiveness of Core-Needle US Guided Biopsy as Primary Tool For Diagnosis of Thyroid Nodules

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Thyroid Diseases; Thyroid Nodule; Thyroid Gland; Node
• Interventions: Procedure: FNB; Procedure: Core biopsy

• Registration Number: NCT04759053
• Lead Sponsor: Kafrelsheikh University

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2018-01-01
• Study Completion: 2018-02-01
• Status Verified: 2021-02
• Study First Submitted: 2021-02-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-02-16
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-02-16
• Study First Posted: 2021-02-17
• Last Update Posted: 2021-02-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
FNB	Core biopsy	-
FNB	FNB	-
Core biopsy	Core biopsy	-
Core biopsy	FNB	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of samples in FNB and CNB matching the final pathology	7 days	Comparing number of samples in FNB and CNB that make same diagnosis as the final postoperative pathology