Comparison of pain and side effects (bleeding and pneumothorax) between subcostal and intercostal approaches of sono guided liver biopsy

Comparison of pain and side effects between sono guided subcostal and intercostal approaches of liver biopsy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20180106038249N1

Enrollment

Registered

2018-02-09

Start date

2016-01-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-03-26

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Conditions

Pain management in liver biopsy.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In this group , we use subcostal approach for doing liver biopsy. Intervention 2: Control group: In this group , we use intercostal approach for doing liver biopsy.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Clinical indication for liver biopsy Normal coagulation status Age > 18 Y/O

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient avoidance to sign informed consent Platelet level 1.5 Intrahepatic biliary ducts dilatation Severe acsitis Impossibility of randomization due to patient's liver lesion conditions Addiction to cigarette or other drugs

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain score in Visual analogue scale. Timepoint: Pain measurement at 0, 2 and 4 hours after liver biopsy. Method of measurement: Visual analogue scale.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactBita Abbasi

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

AbbasiB@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3854 3031

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026