Trial Comparing 19 and 25-gauge EUS-FNA Needles

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Cancer of Pancreas, Pancreatic Neoplasm

In brief

This study compares the 19G and 25G needles for procuring tissue samples from the pancreas during Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) procedures.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01677312

Run by

AdventHealth

People needed

72

Starts

2012-08-01

Expected to finish

2013-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-03-17

Who can join

Age: 19 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• (1) Patients with solid pancreatic mass lesions.

You may not qualify if…

• Age < 19 years
• Unable to safely undergo EUS for any reason
• Coagulopathy (INR > 1.6, Prothrombin Time > 18secs, Thrombocytopenia < 80,000 cells/ml)
• Unable to consent
• Non-English speaking patients

Where it is running

• University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama, United States
• Florida Hospital — Orlando, Florida, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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