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Hot and Cold Biopsy Forceps in the Diagnosis of Endobronchial Lesions

NCT00963716 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 168

Last updated 2009-08-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

A new electrocautery bronchoscopy biopsy forceps is now commercially available and may prevent bleeding following biopsy. Only one study used this device wherein the authors concluded that the use of hot biopsy forceps for endobronchial biopsy does not appear to have a negative impact on the pathological samples, and that there was a statistically significant, albeit clinically insignificant reduction in bleeding score with hot biopsy forceps. Therefore, a randomized controlled study is required in which the hot and cold biopsies are performed to evaluate the tissue effect of the hot biopsy forceps on histopathological diagnosis.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Hot biopsy forceps

Endobronchial biopsies taken with the application of an electrocoagulation current by an electrocoagulation-capable biopsy forceps

DEVICE

Cold biopsy forceps

Endobronchial biopsies taken without the application of an electrocoagulation current by an electrocoagulation-capable biopsy forceps

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ashutosh N Aggarwal, MD, DM, FCCP · PGIMER, Chandigrh

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-11-30
Primary Completion
2009-07-31
Completion
2009-07-31

Countries

  • India

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