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LymphadenopathyNCT02497079

Diagnostic Accuracy of Polymerase Chain Reaction for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Using EBUS-TBNA Samples

A study testing Nested PCR for formalin-fixed tissues, Nested PCR for fresh tissues and Real-time PCR for fresh tissues in people with Lymphadenopathy and Tuberculosis, run by Pusan National University Hospital at 1 site in South Korea.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the diagnostic efficacy of nested and realtime polymerase chain reaction for Mycobacterium tuberculosis using EBUS-TBNA samples in patients with isolated intrathoracic lymphadenopathy. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Lymphadenopathy, Tuberculosis, Sarcoidosis
What is being tested?
Nested PCR for formalin-fixed tissues, Nested PCR for fresh tissues and Real-time PCR for fresh tissues
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
100 participants
Where
1 siteSouth Korea
Study dates
Jul 2015to Dec 2018
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with isolated intrathoracic lymphadenopathy

Who cannot join

  • Suspicion of primary lung cancer on CT or PET scan
  • Suspicion of pulmonary tuberculosis on CT or PET scan
  • Suspicion of sarcoidosis of lung parenchyma on CT or PET scan

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Jung Seop Eom Eom, Master contact

82-01-2081-0859

ejspulm@gmail.com

South Korea1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Pusan National University Hospital

    Busan, Busan, 602-739

    Jung Seop Eom, Master, +821020810859, ejspulm@gmail.com

    Jeong Ha Mok, Master, +820185196183, mokgamokga@gmail.com

    Recruiting

Other trials in South Korea

About this study

Official title: Comparison of the Diagnostic Accuracy of Nested and Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Using EBUS-TBNA Samples in Patients With Isolated Intrathoracic Lymphadenopathy

The purpose of this study is to compare the diagnostic efficacy of nested and realtime polymerase chain reaction for Mycobacterium tuberculosis using EBUS-TBNA samples in patients with isolated intrathoracic lymphadenopathy.

Read the detailed description

Although endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) has been widely used to perform mediastinal lymph node sampling, little information is available on polymerase chain reaction for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB-PCR) using EBUS-TBNA samples in patients with isolated intrathoracic lymphadenopathy. In addition, two methods of TB-PCR (nested PCR and realtime PCR) are available for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and which method is superior for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis has not been established in patients with isolated intrathoracic lymphadenopathy.

Thus, this study was design to compare the diagnostic efficacy of nested and realtime TB-PCR using EBUS-TBNA samples in patients with isolated intrathoracic lymphadenopathy in South Korea, where the incidence of tuberculosis is intermediate (97/100,000 per year).

Being tested
Nested PCR for formalin-fixed tissues, Nested PCR for fresh tissues, Real-time PCR for fresh tissues
Keywords
Bronchoscopy, Ultrasonography, Tuberculous lymphadenitis, Polymerase chain reaction, Sensitivity and specificity
Medical subject headings
Lymphadenopathy, Tuberculosis, Sarcoidosis, Tuberculosis, Lymph Node, Hypersensitivity

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Nested PCR for formalin-fixed tissuesDevice

    Also called MTB-PCR kit; Biosewoom, Seoul, South Korea

    For nested PCR, formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues were incubated in 1 mL of xylene at 60°C for 30 min and then centrifuged for 10 min. Paraffin and the supernatant were removed from the samples after centrifugation. The same procedures were repeated until deparaffinization was complete. After adding 1 mL of alcohol, the samples were centrifuged for 5 min, and the supernatant was removed. The sample was then air-dried as a pellet. DNA was extracted using QIAamp (Qiagen, Valencia, CA, USA). PCR amplifications were performed using Mycobacterium tuberculosis IS6110 primers. The first round using outer primers and the second round using inner primers amplified a 256- and 181-bp fragment, respectively. Finally, the PCR products were visualized in a 2% agarose gel.

  • Nested PCR for fresh tissuesDevice

    Also called MTB-PCR kit; Biosewoom, Seoul, South Korea

    For nested PCR with specimens in sterile saline, DNA was extracted using QIAamp (Qiagen, Valencia, CA, USA). PCR amplifications were performed using Mycobacterium tuberculosis IS6110 primers. The first round using outer primers and the second round using inner primers amplified a 256- and 181-bp fragment, respectively. Finally, the PCR products were visualized in a 2% agarose gel.

  • Real-time PCR for fresh tissuesDevice

    Also called AdvanSure TB/NTM real-time PCR kit; LG, Seoul, South Korea

    For real-time PCR, specimens in sterile saline were filtered and 1 mL of phosphate based saline was added. After centrifugation for 3 min, the supernatant was removed. Next, 50 μL of extraction buffer was added to the sample, and the sample was heated at 100°C for 20 min. After centrifugation for 3 min, the supernatant was used in PCR. Real-time PCR was performed using the AdvanSure TB/NTM real-time PCR kit. Three channels were used in the real-time PCR reaction (Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, mycobacteria, and internal control). Signals for FAM, HEX, and Cy5 were measured in each channel. Mycobacterium tuberculosis was considered present if the cycle threshold of rpoB was less than 35 on each signal and greater than or equivalent to that of IS6110.

Study groups in NCT02497079
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Nested PCR for formalin-fixed tissuesExperimentalIn all patients, nested polymerase chain reaction for Mycobacterium tuberculosis is performed with formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded specimens obtained by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration.
Receives: Device: Nested PCR for formalin-fixed tissues
Nested PCR for fresh tissuesExperimentalIn all patients, nested polymerase chain reaction for Mycobacterium tuberculosis is performed with specimens in sterile saline obtained by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration.
Receives: Device: Nested PCR for fresh tissues
Real-time PCR for fresh tissuesExperimentalIn all patients, real-time polymerase chain reaction for Mycobacterium tuberculosis is performed with specimens in sterile saline obtained by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration.
Receives: Device: Real-time PCR for fresh tissues

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of participants who detected each polymerase chain reactions for Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    In all participants with isolated intrathoracic lymphadenopathy, three modalities of TB-PCR (nested PCR for formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues, nested PCR for fresh tissues and real-time PCR for fresh tissues) are performed using EBUS-TBNA samples. The numbers of participants who reported as positive for each TB-PCR modalities are collected. From these data, sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic accuracy of each TB-PCR modalities to diagnose tuberculous lymphadenitis will be calculated.

    Measured: 6 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted14 Jul 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2015
  3. Primary completionDec 2018 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2018 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
100 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02497079
Sponsor's protocol ID
PNUH-P-1
Status last verified
Jul 2015
First submitted
8 Jul 2015
Last updated
20 Jul 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Navani N, Lawrence DR, Kolvekar S, Hayward M, McAsey D, Kocjan G, Falzon M, Capitanio A, Shaw P, Morris S, Omar RZ, Janes SM; REMEDY Trial Investigators. Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration prevents mediastinoscopies in the diagnosis of isolated mediastinal lymphadenopathy: a prospective trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012 Aug 1;186(3):255-60. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201203-0393OC. Epub 2012 May 31.

    PubMed 22652031
  • Navani N, Molyneaux PL, Breen RA, Connell DW, Jepson A, Nankivell M, Brown JM, Morris-Jones S, Ng B, Wickremasinghe M, Lalvani A, Rintoul RC, Santis G, Kon OM, Janes SM. Utility of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in patients with tuberculous intrathoracic lymphadenopathy: a multicentre study. Thorax. 2011 Oct;66(10):889-93. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200063. Epub 2011 Aug 3.

    PubMed 21813622
  • Sun J, Teng J, Yang H, Li Z, Zhang J, Zhao H, Garfield DH, Han B. Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in diagnosing intrathoracic tuberculosis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Dec;96(6):2021-7. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.07.005. Epub 2013 Sep 12.

    PubMed 24035300
  • Statement on sarcoidosis. Joint Statement of the American Thoracic Society (ATS), the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the World Association of Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Disorders (WASOG) adopted by the ATS Board of Directors and by the ERS Executive Committee, February 1999. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1999 Aug;160(2):736-55. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.160.2.ats4-99. No abstract available.

    PubMed 10430755
  • Bezabih M, Mariam DW, Selassie SG. Fine needle aspiration cytology of suspected tuberculous lymphadenitis. Cytopathology. 2002 Oct;13(5):284-90. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2303.2002.00418.x.

    PubMed 12421444

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Nested PCR for formalin-fixed tissues, Nested PCR for fresh tissues and Real-time PCR for fresh tissues in people with Lymphadenopathy and Tuberculosis, run by Pusan National University Hospital at 1 site in South Korea.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Jul 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in South Korea. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Jung Seop Eom Eom, Master (82-01-2081-0859, ejspulm@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of participants who detected each polymerase chain reactions for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (time frame: 6 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02497079, which also lists 5 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Jul 2015.

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