Role of Ultrasound Elastography in Pleu… | Clinical Trial

Key information

Conditions

Pleural Effusion Pleural Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

Pleural fluid is an extremely common problem however the diagnosis of pleural effusion remain challenging due its diverse aetiologies .transthoracic ultrasound is often the initial tool to help diagnosis of pleural effusion.

Ultrasound elastography is a novel ultrasound technology that can differentiate malignant disease from benign disease by quantitatively assses tissue stifness by measuring the degree of distortion under application of an external force (shear wave ) However, very limited studies are available evaluating the efficacy of this novel technique in diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

.patients with pleural effusion above18 year

Exclusion criteria

patients who refuse to undergone further investigations to reach final diagnosis of cause of pleural effusion

.patients with intercostal tube inserted in the effusion before enrollment in the study.

Treatment and study plan

Ultrasound Elastography

Device

application of shear wave force by ultrasound elastography

Primary outcomes

detect diagnostic performance of ultrasound elastography in pleural effusion

Time frame: 3 months

differentiate between elastisty index in benign and malignant pleural effuison that expressed in kpa by measuring it using ultrasound elastography

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Mai Assem Abd-elkareem, resisdent doctor

CONTACT

[email protected]

+201000970497

Suzan Salama sayed, professor

CONTACT

+201014236163

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Assiut University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2022
Primary completion: 2025
Study completion: 2026
First posted: Dec 8, 2022
Registry last updated: Dec 8, 2022

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