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A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Fenestrated Cup Forceps Versus Fenestrated Alligator Forceps for Performing Transbronchial Lung Biopsy in Patients With Sarcoidosis

NCT02405897 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2017-01-04

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Summary

Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease that results from granulomatous inflammation that involves multiple body organs. The diagnosis requires the presence of compatible clinicoradiological features along with histologic evidence that demonstrates non-caseating.1 Mediastinal lymph nodes and the lung parenchyma are the most commonly involved structures in sarcoidosis that can be sampled by, performing various bronchoscopic techniques. In a recent study the use of alligator forceps had a better yield in comparison to cup forceps. The investigators hypothesize that use of fenestrated alligator forceps in comparison to fenestrated cup forceps will yield larger samples, thereby improving the diagnostic yield and reducing the number of biopsy samples irrespective of the stage of sarcoidosis.

Conditions

  • Sarcoidosis

Interventions

DEVICE

Cup forceps

In patients with sarcoidosis, flexible bronchoscopy and transbronchial lung biopsy using cup forceps

DEVICE

Alligator forceps

In patients with sarcoidosis, flexible bronchoscopy and transbronchial lung biopsy using alligator forceps

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ritesh Agarwal, MD, DM · PGIMER, Chandigarh

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-04-30
Primary Completion
2015-11-30
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • India

Study Locations

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