Neck Ultrasound by Respiratory Physicians in Patients With Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer Metastatic Clinical Trial

Official title: Routine Neck Ultrasound by Respiratory Physicians in the Diagnosis and Staging of Patients With Lung Cancer and Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy, a Prospective Pilot Study

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a study of routine neck ultrasound performed by respiratory physicians in patients with mediastinal lymphadenopathy and suspected lung cancer

Clinical Trial Description

In the first phase of the study a respiratory physician was trained to perform neck ultrasound and needle sampling of enlarged cervical lymph nodes according to preset criteria. In the second phase patients with suspected lung cancer and enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes underwent routine neck ultrasound and enlarged cervical lymph nodes were sampled using fine needle and or core needle biopsy.

The outcomes of interest in the study were the rate of malignant cervical lymphadenopathy defined as pathological evidence of cancer in neck lymph node samples consistent with a lung primary, adequacy of needle sampling, patient reported experience assessed by a visual analogue of discomfort associated with needle neck sampling and EBUS, and the proportion of patients that had nodal upstaging ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Lung Cancer Metastatic
• Lung Neoplasms
• Lymphadenopathy
• Nodes, Lung

• NCT number: NCT03970564
• Study type: Observational
• Source: University College Hospital Galway
• Status: Completed
• Start date: October 21, 2016
• Completion date: May 30, 2018