EUS-FNA With and Without Suction

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Solid Pancreatic Mass Lesions

In brief

To compare the number of passes required for cellblock acquisition with and without suction using the 25g needle.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02072915

Run by

University of Alabama at Birmingham

People needed

72

Starts

2014-01-01

Expected to finish

2014-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-11-10

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• All patients referred to UAB Endoscopy Unit for assessment of pancreatic mass lesions that requires FNA.

You may not qualify if…

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

Where it is running

• UAB — Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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