Clinical trials: EUS Guided Biopsy
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Endoscopic Ultrasound(EUS)-Guided TRUCUT Biopsy (EUS-TCB) of Suspected Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease(NAFLD.)
Endoscopic Ultrasound involves the placement of a small flexible camera through the mouth and into the stomach to image various parts of the body.
- Trial name
- NAFLD (NCT00586313)
- Testing
- Tru-cut biopsy, Tru-cut
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
EUS Guided Biopsy
SharkCore Versus Acquire FNB
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) has been established as an effective technique for sampling tissue inside and around the gastrointestinal tract, including the pancreas, liver, lymph nodes, and…
- Trial name
- NCT03672032
- Testing
- Fork-tip Needle, Franseen Needle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people
- Sponsor
- Henning Gerke
Diagnoses Diseases, Ultrasound Therapy; Complications
19 Versus 22-Gauge Needle for EUS-LB
Chronic liver disorders (CLD) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality for individuals in the US. Though serologic analysis will often lead to a conclusive diagnosis, liver biopsy remains an important method for helping to…
- Conditions
- Diagnoses Diseases, Ultrasound Therapy; Complications, Liver Diseases
- Trial name
- EUSLB1922 (NCT02967991)
- Testing
- EUS-guided liver biopsy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Geisinger Clinic
Solid Pancreatic Mass Lesions, Malignant Neoplasm of Pancreas
Comparison of a Novel 22-gauge Core Biopsy Needle
The goal of this clinical research study is to compare the performance of a newly available needle with reverse bevel design (called the EchoTip® Procore™ needle) with standard needles to see which needle gives better diagnostic…
- Trial name
- NCT01598194
- Testing
- Novel 22-gauge Core Biopsy Needle + Standard Biopsy Needle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Biopsy, Fine-Needle, Biopsy, Fine-Needle/Methods
EUS-guided Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) With and Without the Use of a Stylet
The purpose of this study is to determine that there is no difference in final diagnosis of FNA specimens without a stylet, compared to using a stylet, when examined by a skilled cytopathologist.
- Conditions
- Biopsy, Fine-Needle, Biopsy, Fine-Needle/Methods, Endosonography
- Trial name
- NCT01316614
- Testing
- FNA with and without a stylet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 137 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Pancreatic Neoplasm
22G FNA Needle vs. 22G ProCore Needle
The aim of this research study is to identify the best needle for performing biopsy during EUS procedures. There are two types of needles for performing biopsy: A FNA needle that provides a small sample of tissue for analysis and…
- Trial name
- NCT01394159
- Testing
- 22G ProCore biopsy needle, 22G standard FNA needle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth
Pancreatic Masses, Lymph Nodes
Comparing a 25G EUS Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) Device With a 20G EUS
The aim of this study is to compare the diagnostic accuracy of two EUS-guided tissue acquisition devices; the 25G Echotip Ultra Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) device and the 20G Echotip ProCore Fine Needle Biopsy (FNB) device.
- Trial name
- ASPRO (NCT02167074)
- Testing
- 25G FNA needle, 20G ProCore FNB needle
- Where
- 13 sites in United States, Australia and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 615 people
- Sponsor
- Foundation for Liver Research
Obesity, Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
EUS Guided Core Liver Biopsy and IGB Placement for the Diagnosis and Management of NASH and Obesity
This study is designed to investigate the impact of weight loss achieved with the IGB on NASH with early fibrosis in a select cohort of patients with obesity preselected to have a high pre-test probability of having NASH with…
- Trial name
- NCT02880189
- Testing
- Orbera Intragastric Balloon, Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Core Liver Biopsy
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Solid Tumor
Comparison of Three Tissue Acquiring Techniques During EUS Guided Biopsies of Solid Tumors.
The study's aim is to prospectively compare three different tissue acquisition techniques during EUS guided solid lesions biopsies.
- Trial name
- NCT03264092
- Testing
- Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle biopsy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso
Esophageal Subepithelial Lesions
EUS-CNB Versus EUS-SINK for Diagnosis of Upper Gastrointestinal (UGI) Subepithelial Tumors
This is a single-blinded randomized control trial trying to compare the effectiveness of diagnosis between two techniques employed in tissue sampling for subepithelial tumors (SETs) of the gastrointestinal tract.
- Trial name
- NCT02282111
- Testing
- 22-gauge Procore needle (ProCore, Cook Medical Inc., Winston-Salem, NC), conventional needle-knife sphincterotome (Microknife XL; Boston Scientific Inc, Natick, Mass)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Pancreatic Cancer
Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Biopsy (EUS-FNB-SC) Using a Novel Fork Needle
This is a clinical trial to compare two needles used in biopsy techniques to acquire tissue from pancreatic cancer. The hypothesis is that the tissue yield, as measured by tumor DNA and cellular material is superior for Flexible…
- Trial name
- NCT02678442
- Testing
- Fine Needle Biopsy (FNB), Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Abdominal Neoplasms
EUS GUIDED Transduodenal Biopsy Using the 19G Flex
This study evaluates the feasibility, safety and accuracy of a 19 gauge (19G) needle in nitinol in the performance of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided transduodenal biopsy for the acquisition of samples for histologic analysis.
- Trial name
- NIFLEX (NCT02307253)
- Testing
- Expect™19Flex needle (Boston Scientific Corp.,Natick,MA,USA)
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, France and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 246 people
- Sponsor
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Liver Diseases
Benign Liver Optimal Core Study (Tissue Acquisition Comparison in Benign Liver Disease)
The primary purpose of this prospective, randomized, multicenter study is to evaluate and compare the amount and quality of tissue samples yielded in a liver biopsy comparing 2 different techniques of EUS guided CORE liver biopsy…
- Trial name
- BLOCS (NCT03245580)
- Testing
- Core Liver Biopsy
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 153 people
- Sponsor
- Parkview Health
Abnormal Liver Function
Comparison of 19g FNA and 19g FNB Needles for EUS-LB
Chronic liver disorders (CLD) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality for individuals in the US. Though serologic analysis will often lead to a conclusive diagnosis, liver biopsy remains an important method for helping to…
- Trial name
- NCT03408171
- Testing
- 19-gauge FNA needle, 19-gauge FNB needle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Geisinger Clinic
Pancreatic Neoplasm
Core Biopsy Endo Sonography Study Evaluation of the Significance of the Pro-core® Needle
The study is designed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of a new designed endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) Core biopsy aspiration needle in comparison to a conventional EUS aspiration needle in GI-tumors.
- Trial name
- COS (NCT02181140)
- Testing
- EUS guided FNA and fine needle punction
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf