Transbronchial Mediastinal Cryobiopsy Combined With EBUS-TBNA in the Diagnosis of Mediastinal Lesions

Third Military Medical University271 enrolled

Overview

The clinical study is aimed to prospectively evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and the safety of adding transbronchial mediastinal cryobiopsy to standard sampling in mediastinal diseases.

A traditional method, endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) was used to be compared. The patients involved were randomly divided into two groups. In the experimental group, EBUS-TBMCB was performed following EBUS-TBNA while in the other group, EBUS-TBNA was performed respectively. The samples obtained in the two groups were analyzed by the pathologists. Patients were followed up for confirming the diagnosis and complications. The diagnostic accuracy and prevalence of procedure-related adverse events were compared between the 2 groups.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

271

Conditions

Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy

Interventions

EBUS-TBMCBPROCEDURE

endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial mediastinal cryobiopsy was performed in experimental arm following EBUS-TBNA

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 15 YearsMax age: 90 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age \>=15 years; * More than one mediastinal lesions with diameter \>= 1cm was detected by thoracic CT; * Indication of biopsy to identify the etiology, including recently discovered mediastinal lesions or combination of clinical respiratory symptoms and complicated lung lesions implicated by thoracic image ; * Completion of necessary preoperative laboratory examination and other examinations such as cardiac ultrasound or CTA when necessary, in order to exclude potential contradictions; * Informed consent form achievement. Exclusion Criteria: * Contradictions to bronchoscopy examination such as severe cardiopulmonary diseases, coagulation disorders, intolerance to anesthesia or endoscopic operation and so on; * Failure to detect the mediastinal lesions in ultrasonic landscape; * Cysts or abscess; * Requirements for additional procedures other than EBUS examination (such as endobronchial biopsy); * Psychiatric disorders or severe neurosis. * Participation in other clinical experiments in recent 3 months; * Any other conditions considered to be inappropriate to be involved in this study.

Locations (2)

The Army Medical University

Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China

Thoraxklinik - Heidelberg University Hospital

Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany