Comparing Methods to Biopsy Pancreas Mass

Mass General Brigham

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pancreas Mass Diagnosis

Treatments: Procedure: FNB

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01663493

2012-P-000955/1

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will examine whether there is any difference in number of passes needed to diagnose pancreatic masses during endoscopic ultrasound-guided biopsies using 2 different types of needles.

Enrollment: 59 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 100 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• adult
• pancreas mass

Exclusion criteria

• coagulopathy
• mass not approachable by endoscopic ultrasound biopsy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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59 participants in 2 patient groups

Fine needle aspiration needle

Other group

Description:

standard Beacon FNA needle

Treatment:

Procedure: FNB

fine needle biopsy needle

Other group

Description:

SharkCore fine needle biopsy needle

Treatment:

Procedure: FNB