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Administrative data

NCT number NCT02592837
Other study ID # 2015LF016B
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date May 2016
Est. completion date December 14, 2017

Study information

Verified date May 2018
Source Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is an excellent tool for sampling enlarged mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes, but only provides needle aspirate samples which are often adequate for cytological examination only. More advanced histopathological and immunocytopathological assessment of tissue samples, which is particularly important in the diagnosis and staging of cancer, is often not possible with the small cellular samples obtained by EBUS-TBNA. A new transbronchial nodal aspiration needle (the Flex 19G EBUS-TBNA needle) has been developed with a larger needle diameter and more flexibility at the distal end, allowing better access to some lymph nodes stations. This needle can be passed down an EBUS scope and can hypothetically circumvent the deficiencies of EBUS-TBNA highlighted above by providing tissue adequate for histological assessment rather than cytological assessment alone.

This study aims to establish whether the use of the Flex 19G EBUS-TBNA needle can improve the diagnostic yield of EBUS sampling procedures compared to the use of the conventional TBNA needle, thereby allowing more accurate diagnoses and reducing the need repeat procedures or more invasive surgical biopsies, without causing an increase in complication rates. Patients with enlarged mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes referred for EBUS-TBNA will be randomised to have their nodes sampled by either the EBUS-TBNA needle (conventional procedure) or the novel Flex 19G EBUS-TBNA needle. The investigators hope to recruit 250 patients over a 24 month period.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 250
Est. completion date December 14, 2017
Est. primary completion date November 14, 2017
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Scheduled for EBUS-TBNA as part of clinical care

- Lymph nodes larger than 10mm in diameter

- Age > 18 years

- Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Contraindication to needle biopsy (e.g. coagulopathy, anticoagulation, thrombocytopenia)

- Inability to obtain informed consent

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Device:
Flexible 19G EBUS-TBNA needle

21G EBUS-TBNA needle


Locations

Country Name City State
United Kingdom Royal Brompton Hospital London

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust Olympus Corporation

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary The difference in quality of diagnostic tissue obtained between the two study arms following 4 separate needle punctures per lymph node Both specimens (cell pellet and tissue fragments) will be assessed by means of a semiquantitative assessment of material (normal lymph node or lesional tissue) present using the formal scoring system described by Mair. 1 week
Secondary The difference between the two study arms in the percentage of lymph nodes sampled where enough tissue is obtained for complete immunohistochemical and genetic mutation analysis. 1 week
Secondary The difference in complication rates between the two study arms 1 month
Secondary The difference between the two study arms in yield (quantity of diagnostic material) in patients ultimately diagnosed with sarcoidosis 1 week
Secondary The difference between the two study arms in yield (quantity of diagnostic material) in patients ultimately diagnosed with lymphoma 1 week
Secondary The difference in sensitivity for detecting sarcoidosis between the two study arms Sensitivity = True Positives/(True Positives + False Negatives) 1 week
Secondary The difference in sensitivity for detecting lymphoma between the two study arms Sensitivity = True Positives/(True Positives + False Negatives) 1 week
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