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EUS-FNA in the Pre-Operative Evaluation of Patients With Lung Cancer

NCT00119470 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2007-12-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This trial examines the role of EUS-FNA (Oesophageal Endoscopic Ultrasound with Fine Needle Aspiration) as an endoscopic technique for the mediastinal staging of patients with lung cancer.

Patients will be randomized to either conventional surgical technique or EUS-FNA.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

EUS-FNA

PROCEDURE

Conventional Surgical Technique

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Ghent

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kurt Tournoy, MD · University Hospital, Ghent

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-02-28
Completion
2007-02-28

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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