A multicenter randomized controlled study comparing needles with and without side hole for EUS guided fine needle biopsy in diagnosis of pancreatic solid lesions.

A multicenter randomized controlled study comparing needles with and without side hole for EUS guided fine needle biopsy in diagnosis of pancreatic solid lesions. - A study comparing diagnositic yields between EUS-FNA needles with and without side hole.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000010021

Enrollment

200

Registered

2013-02-18

Start date

2013-03-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Pancreatic tumors

Interventions

EUS-FNA needle with side hole EUS-FNA needle without side hole

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Pancreatic solid lesions depicted by imaging modalities ECOG performance status = 1, 2 No severe dysfunction in other organs Requirement of pathological diagnosis for patient treatment Written informed consent obtained from patients

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Presence of intervening vessels or other organs on the puncture line High riks of complications (bleeding, tumor seeding) Inability to obtain informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary endpoints: Rate of satisfactory sampling for histological diagnosis, diagnositic accuracy. Secondary endpoints: rate of adverse events, technical success rate	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKen Kamata

Kinki University Faculty of Medicine Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

072-366-0221

Outcome results

None listed

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