Narrow Band Imaging Applied to Pleuroscopy for the Assessment of Vascular Patterns of Pleura

Narrow Band Imaging Applied to Pleuroscopy for the Assessment of Vascular Patterns of Pleura - Narrow Band Imaging for Pleuroscopy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000001766

Enrollment

Registered

2009-03-11

Start date

2006-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

pleural effusion of unknown etiology

Interventions

Endoscopic images obtained by NBI. Endoscopic images obtained by white light.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Over 20 years of age, and ability to understand and sign informed consent forms.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Inability to tolerate pleuroscopy under local anesthesia, such as Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) PS 4, inadequate lung function parameters (PaCO2>55 mmHg, PaO2<60 mmHg), uncontrolled bleeding tendency, and severe heart failure.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
diagnostic yield.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Whether NBI can distinguish malignant pleural lesions from benign lesions.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactAtsuko Ishida

St Marianna University School of Medicine Division of Respiratory and Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine

atsuko-i@do3.enjoy.ne.jp044-977-8111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026