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Administrative data

NCT number NCT06162429
Other study ID # FF-2023-128
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date January 31, 2024
Est. completion date December 12, 2024

Study information

Verified date March 2024
Source National University of Malaysia
Contact Mohamed Faisal Abdul Hamid, MBBS (IIUM)
Phone 0391455555
Email faisal.hamid@ppukm.ukm.edu.my
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational [Patient Registry]

Clinical Trial Summary

Pleural effusion is a common problem in hospital patients. It may arise from a wide range of diseases. There is a multitude of recognised causes of pleural effusion, and in addition, other pleural conditions such as pleural thickening and pneumothorax represent a significant burden to the healthcare system and to patients. However, the diagnosis of this condition may sometimes be difficult. In pleural effusions undiagnosed by thoracocentesis, closed pleural biopsy increases the yield by ∼10% and 40%, respectively, in malignant and tuberculous pleural effusions, whereas the diagnostic yield of thoracoscopy is ∼93% in both malignant and tuberculous pleural effusions. Hence, medical thoracoscopy (MT) (pleuroscopy) is the gold standard in the diagnosis of pleural effusion and it is indicated when less invasive tests have failed. MT is a procedure in which the pleura is directly and visually examined. An endoscope is inserted into the intercostal space by creating a pneumothorax with an incision through the chest wall. The pleural space and its lining can be inspected and therapeutic interventions performed. There are two different techniques that can be performed for diagnostic and therapeutic thoracoscopy. One method recommends a single-entry site, the use of a usually 9-mm rigid thoracoscope (or of a semi-rigid/semi-flexible 7-mm pleuroscope) with a working channel for accessory instruments and an optical biopsy forceps, both performed under local anaesthesia. The other method requires two entry sites: one for a 7-mm trocar for the examination telescope, and the other for a 5-mm trocar for accessory instruments including the biopsy forceps, and is usually performed with conscious sedation or general anaesthesia. In the trained hands of a pulmonologist, MT is a safe and effective procedure for diagnosing and treating multiple pleural diseases. Valsecchi et al reported a pathological diagnostic yield of 71% over a span of 30 years in around 2000 patients. The unfamiliarity of the pulmonary physician with the rigid instrument and familiarity with the flexible bronchoscope has led various investigators to attempt thoracoscopy even with a fibreoptic bronchoscope. The use of a flexible fibreoptic instrument to examine the pleural space was reported by Senno et al in the 1970s in the United States. Studies showed that flexible bronchoscope, when used as a thoracoscope, maintains a clear optical field by allowing concurrent suctioning, which is analogous to the suction techniques used during flexible bronchoscopy and better views at the apex and paravertebral gutters.This method is, therefore, considered to be useful for surgeons or physicians with experience in chest drainage and flexible bronchoscopy as well as safe and well tolerated with a minimal degree of discomfort and expense.


Description:

RESEARCH QUESTION Can Medical thorascopy using a flexible bronchoscope be used as an alternative method to a semi-rigid pleuroscopy for diagnosis of pleural effusion with a comparable outcome? RESEARCH HYPOTHESES 1. No difference in the diagnostic yield between flexible bronchoscopy and semi-rigid pleuroscopy 2. No difference in the complication rate between flexible bronchoscopy and semi-rigid pleuroscopy 3. Duration of procedure in flexible bronchoscopy is longer compared to semi-rigid pleuroscopy. 4. The predictors of diagnostic yield in flexible bronchoscopy are similar to semi-rigid pleroscopy. 5. No difeference in the specimen size taken from flexible bronchoscopy versus semi-rigid pleuroscopy NOVELTY This is first study in Malaysia that we know of that has attempted to evaluate the diagnostic yield of medical thoracosopy using flexible bronchoscope and its complications. This study may be used to see whether there is a suitable alternative for respiratory physician to safely diagnosed pleural disease after a failed non-invasive procedure. While conventional medical thoracoscopy is the more expensive procedure, the true difference in procedure-related costs associated with flexible bronchoscope compared to semi-rigid pleuroscope is unknown due to the lack of cost-analysis study. Perhaps this study can provide the basis for future study to analyse the true cost-benefit of using flexible bronchoscope in medical thoracoscopy. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES GENERAL OBJECTIVE To compare the diagnostic yield, complication and duration of MT using flexible bronchoscopy versus semi-rigid pleuroscopy in hospital patients with pleural effusion. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 1. To compare the type of complication using flexible bronchoscopy versus semi-rigid pleuroscopy in hospital patients with pleural effusion. 2. To compare the rate of complication using flexible bronchoscopy versus semi-rigid pleuroscopy in hospital patients with pleural effusion. 3. To compare the duration of procedure using flexible bronchoscopy versus semi-rigid pleuroscopy in hospital patients with pleural effusion. 4. To determine the predictors of diagnostic yield of flexible bronchoscope in hospital patients with pleural effusion. 5. To compare the size of biopsy samples from flexible bronchoscopy versus semi-rigid pleuroscopy in hospital patients with pleural effusion. SIGNIFICANCE OF RESEARCH This research proposal is important to improve the diagnosis of hospital patients presenting with pleural effusion in Malaysia. Semi-rigid pleuroscope is expensive and not widely available, whereas flexible bronchoscope is more readily available and can be used as an alternative for medical thoracoscopic pleural biopsy. There is no previous study looking at diagnostic yield comparison between flexible bronchoscope and semi-rigid pleuroscope. This study could potentially serve as a feasibility study that can help future investigators prepare for full-scale research leading to intervention.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 150
Est. completion date December 12, 2024
Est. primary completion date December 12, 2024
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 100 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age 18 years and above 2. Subjects admitted to Faculty of Medicine UKM during the study period and underwent a single MT with flexible bronchoscopy or semi-rigid pleuroscopy. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Age < 18 years. 2. Patients with incomplete data 3. Patients' medical record that cannot be retrieved.

Study Design


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Intervention

Procedure:
Flexible Bronchoscopy
Subjects with pleural effusion who underwent medical thoracoscopy using flexible bronchoscopy
Semi-Rigid Pleuroscopy
Subjects with pleural effusion who underwent medical thorascopy using semi-rigid pleuroscopy

Locations

Country Name City State
Malaysia National University of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Wilayah Persekutuan

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
National University of Malaysia

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Malaysia, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary To compare the diagnostic yield (in percentage) using flexible bronchoscopy versus semi-rigid pleuroscopy in hospital patients with pleural effusion. Subjects underwent medical thoracoscopy and the purpose is to compare the diagnostic yield, complication and duration of MT using flexible bronchoscopy versus semi-rigid pleuroscopy in hospital patients with pleural effusion. between October 2017 to October 2022
Secondary To compare the rate of complication (in percentage) using flexible bronchoscopy versus semi-rigid pleuroscopy in hospital patients with pleural effusion. Subjects underwent medical thoracoscopy and the purpose is to compare the rate of complication using flexible bronchoscopy versus semi-rigid pleuroscopy in hospital patients with pleural effusion. between October 2017 to October 2022
Secondary To compare the duration of procedure (in minutes) using flexible bronchoscopy versus semi-rigid pleuroscopy in hospital patients with pleural effusion. Subjects underwent medical thoracoscopy and the purpose is to compare the duration of procedure using flexible bronchoscopy versus semi-rigid pleuroscopy in hospital patients with pleural effusion. between October 2017 to October 2022
Secondary To determine the predictors of diagnostic yield of flexible bronchoscope in hospital patients with pleural effusion Subjects underwent medical thoracoscopy and the purpose is to determine the predictors of diagnostic yield of flexible bronchoscope in hospital patients with pleural effusion between October 2017 to October 2022
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