Clinical trials: Needle Biopsy
Breast Cancer
Gene Expression in Tumor Tissue From Women Undergoing Surgery for Breast Cancer or Core Biopsy of the Breast
RATIONALE: Studying samples of breast tissue in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about the genes and proteins found in breast tissue.
- Trial name
- NCT00898937
- Testing
- microarray analysis, breast biopsy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
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
Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
Efficacy Study of Diathermy Cone Biopsy for the Treatment of Cervical Intraepithelial Lesion
The purpose of this trial is to determine whether SWETZ (Straight Wire Excision of Transformation Zone) is a superior alternative to LLETZ cone (Large Loop Excision of Transformation Zone cone biopsy) in the management of…
- Trial name
- NCT00995020
- Testing
- Straight Wire Excision of Transformation Zone, Large Loop Excision of Transformation Zone (cone biopsy)
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
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
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
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
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
Pancreas, Mass Lesion
Assessing Effects of Heparin Priming and Pass Number on Tissue Quality of Fine Needle Biopsies
This is a randomized study that will enroll patients scheduled for an endoscopic ultrasound biopsy of a pancreas lesion to be in the heparin or saline group during the procedure.
- Trial name
- NCT04764396
- Testing
- Heparin will be used for needle priming (BD PosiFlush™ Pre-Filled Heparin Lock Flush Syringe), Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Arrhythmia, Atrial Fibrillation
Concentrations of Amiodarone in Fat Tissue During Chronic Treatment
The objective of this study is to determine if concentrations of amiodarone in fat tissue increases constantly over time during chronic treatment with this drug, and if blood concentrations reflect accurately the concentrations…
- Conditions
- Arrhythmia, Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter
- Trial name
- ATACA (NCT00313443)
- Testing
- Fat tissue needle aspiration
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Hopital Lariboisière
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
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
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
Bone Marrow Biopsy Procedures
Powered Bone Marrow Aspiration and Core Biopsy System Compared to Manual Devices
This is a randomized study evaluating use of a powered bone marrow biopsy and aspiration system (OnControl by Vidacare) compared to traditional manual devices.
- Trial name
- NCT01312519
- Testing
- OnControl Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration System, Manual bone marrow sampling device
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Vidacare Corporation
Breast Neoplasm
Prediction of pCR by Preoperative Biopsy in Breast Cancer With cCR After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ability of preoperative biopsy to predict correctly pathologic complete response in breast cancer patients with complete clinical response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT03273426
- Testing
- Minimally-invasive biopsy, wide excision
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule, Biopsy, Fine-Needle
iNod System Human Feasibility Assessment
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate feasibility to access, visualize, and obtain specimens adequate for cytology of lung lesions in subjects with suspected lung cancer when using the iNod System.
- Trial name
- iNod (NCT02832284)
- Testing
- iNod System
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Peripheral Pulmonary Nodules
Pilot Study of Navigational Bronchoscopy and Transthoracic Needle Biopsy
The goal of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and safety of navigation guided virtual transthoracic needle biopsy combined with navigational bronchoscopy for the diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary nodules (PPN).
- Trial name
- NCT02109458
- Testing
- Navigation guided bronchoscopy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
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
Fine Needle Aspiration, Pancreatic Mass
EUS FNB Versus FNA With On-Site Cytopathology in Solid Pancreatic Masses
The objective of this paired cohort study is to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of Endoscopic Ultrasound-fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) with rapid onsite evaluation (ROSE) compared to EUS-fine needle biopsy (EUS-FNB) without…
- Trial name
- NCT03485924
- Testing
- EUS-FNA with ROSE, EUS-FNB without ROSE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
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
Cancer Abdomen
Epione® Post-Market Clinical Follow-up Study
Post-Market Clinical Follow-up study in order to consolidate performance and safety data of the EPIONE® device when used for percutaneous procedures in the abdomen
- Trial name
- SaFE (NCT05529979)
- Testing
- EPIONE® CT-Guided Percutaneous procedures
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Quantum Surgical