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NCT Number: NCT03881410

The Efficacy of Shear-wave Elastography-guided Aspiration and Biopsy for Diagnosis in Lung Tumor

To use the shear-wave elastography to assist the transthoracic ultrasound-guided aspiration biopsy of peripheral lung tumor

1. To identify the intra-tumor heterogeneity of elasticity 2. To increase the diagnostic yield in ultrasound-guided transthoracic biopsy of subpleural pulmonary tumor

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Key information

Conditions

Lung Tumor Lung Diseases Lung Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Neoplasms Thoracic Neoplasms

Age range

20 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, 100, Taiwan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

(1) Patients with radiographic evidence of pulmonary lesions

Exclusion criteria

  • Age < 20 y/o
  • Patients who cannot hold their breath for 5 seconds
  • Inadequate shear-wave propagation of lung tumor

Treatment and study plan

different types of ultrasound technique

Procedure

Shear-wave elastography-guided or Convention ultrasound-guided

Primary outcomes

  1. The diagnostic yield between two groups

    Time frame: 6 months

    sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value

Secondary outcomes

  1. Total times of the biopsy

    Time frame: 1 day

    Total times of the biopsy

  2. Procedure duration

    Time frame: 1 day

    Time duration

  3. Complication rate

    Time frame: 1 day

    Complications like pneumothorax or hemothorax

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Efficacy of Shear-wave Elastography-guided Aspiration and Biopsy for Diagnosis in Lung Tumor: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Mar 19, 2019
Registry last updated
Nov 27, 2024

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