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Administrative data

NCT number NCT02208518
Other study ID # ELASTOSONO-EUS1
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received March 4, 2014
Last updated August 4, 2014
Start date October 2013
Est. completion date November 2013

Study information

Verified date August 2014
Source Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Ecuador: Public Health Ministry
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Endoscopic ultrasonography is considered the most accurate methods for the diagnosis and staging of chronic inflammatory and neoplastic pancreatic diseases. Differential diagnosis of solid pancreatic masses, however, remains a challenge and endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration is necessary. Recently, Endoscopic ultrasound elastography has been introduced as an alternative method to evaluate tissue stiffness of solid pancreatic masses, being an index of tissue elasticity, which may be related to histopathology features (hard tissue = blue = neoplastic and soft tissue = red-yellow-green = non-neoplastic). However, recently publications show different results using elastography. Moreover, a lack of data in Endoscopic ultrasound-elastography exist regarding the compression rate of the probe and the diameter of the region of interest under analysis in previously studies that by physics could affect the tissue elasticity.

Based on the hypothesis that elastography could be affected by compression rate of the probe and the diameter of the region of interest analyzed the present study aimed to evaluate the quantitative (strain ratio) and qualitative endoscopic ultrasound-elastography results determined by the compression rate of the probe (measured by the curve of compression in the second generation of elastography) and the diameter of the region of interest in normal pancreatic tissue.


Description:

prospective study performed in patients undergoing for upper-endoscopic ultrasound from October 31-to end of November 2013. Endoscopic ultrasound-elastography was performed using linear Pentax-EUS and "Hitachi-Avius". The quantitative-strain ratio and qualitative endoscopic ultrasound-elastography was measured in the body of the pancreas taking in consideration the curve of the compression rate of the probe high: +0.4, middle: 0, low: -0.4 in the largest and smaller region of interest diameters. Analysis for qualitative elastography was obtained by the predominant color of the pancreatic area studied. Pictures where recorded and quantitative strain ratio data were calculated comparing endoscopic ultrasound-elastography of pancreatic tissue with soft tissue (normal mucosal layer: red). Finally, a comparative analysis was performed between the results with the mean normal value for quantitative strain ratio previously published for normal pancreatic tissue, and between the different compression rates of the probe.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 45
Est. completion date November 2013
Est. primary completion date November 2013
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years to 55 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Endoscopic Ultrasound for evaluate submucosal tumors

Exclusion Criteria:

- age<18 or > 55; pregnancy

- history of: pancreatic disease

- choledocolithiasis

- symptoms of maldigestion

- alcohol abuse

- increased serum levels of pancreatic enzymes

- smokers

- Endoscopic Ultrasound with signs of chronic pancreatitis (Rosemont classification)

Study Design

Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Prospective


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Procedure:
endoscopy ultrasound elastography
During a endoscopy ultrasound (EUS) procedure, in patients with normal pancreas at EUS, elastography was performed using a software already included in Hitachi-Avius machine, pressing the button and obtaining colors and pressure curve given by the software
Device:
EUS-elastography


Locations

Country Name City State
Ecuador Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas Guayaquil Guayas

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Ecuador, 

References & Publications (4)

Dawwas MF, Taha H, Leeds JS, Nayar MK, Oppong KW. Diagnostic accuracy of quantitative EUS elastography for discriminating malignant from benign solid pancreatic masses: a prospective, single-center study. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012 Nov;76(5):953-61. doi: 1 — View Citation

Giovannini M, Hookey LC, Bories E, Pesenti C, Monges G, Delpero JR. Endoscopic ultrasound elastography: the first step towards virtual biopsy? Preliminary results in 49 patients. Endoscopy. 2006 Apr;38(4):344-8. Erratum in: Endoscopy. 2007 Mar;39(3):257. — View Citation

Iglesias García JJ, Lariño Noia J, Alvarez Castro A, Cigarrán B, Domínguez Muñoz JE. Second-generation endoscopic ultrasound elastography in the differential diagnosis of solid pancreatic masses. Pancreatic cancer vs. inflammatory mass in chronic pancreat — View Citation

Iglesias-Garcia J, Larino-Noia J, Abdulkader I, Forteza J, Dominguez-Munoz JE. Quantitative endoscopic ultrasound elastography: an accurate method for the differentiation of solid pancreatic masses. Gastroenterology. 2010 Oct;139(4):1172-80. doi: 10.1053/ — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Other Highest compression rate of the probe the curve of the Highest compression rate of the probe: +0.4 , in the largest and smaller region of interest diameters 4 weeks Yes
Other Middle compression rate of the probe the curve of the Middle compression rate of the probe: 0: less than +0.4 and more than -0.4 [around baseline=0], in the largest and smaller region of interest diameters. 4 weeks Yes
Other Lower compression rate of the probe the curve of the Lower compression rate of the probe: -0.4 in the largest and smaller region of interest diameters 4 weeks Yes
Other Qualitative elastography Analysis for qualitative elastography was obtained by the predominant color of the pancreatic area studied. 8 weeks Yes
Primary Quantitative Strain Ratio and qualitative Color endoscopy ultrasound elastography The quantitative Strain Ratio and qualitative Color endoscopy ultrasound elastography was measured in the normal body of the pancreas taking in consideration the curve of the compression rate probe high: +0.4 , middle: 0: less than +0.4 and more than -0.4 [around baseline=0], and low: -0.4 in the largest and smaller region of interest diameters. Analysis for qualitative color elastography was obtained by the predominant color of the pancreatic area studied. Pictures where recorded and quantitative strain ratio data were calculated comparing endoscopic ultrasound elastography of pancreatic tissue with soft tissue (normal mucosal layer: red). two months Yes