Best Needle Size for FNA of Palpable Breast Mass:Randomised Controlled Study

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00595660

Enrollment

250

Registered

2008-01-16

Start date

2008-02-29

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2008-01-16

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Palpable Breast Mass

Keywords

Palpable Breast Mass, FNA, Cytology, Fine needle aspiration, Specimen Adequacy

Brief summary

Needle size from22 to 25 were used for fine needle aspiration of palpable breast lumps. In this study we choose one, randomly, and fallow the result of cytologic evaluation regarding specimen adequacy.

Detailed description

Patient assigned randomly to FNA of palpable breast mass with different needle size:21-22-23-24

Interventions

PROCEDUREFNA - fine needle aspiration

Fine Needle aspiration

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Any Woman with palpable Breast Mass

Exclusion criteria

* Previous open Biopsy or Surgery * Active infection * Breast cysts * Patient refusal to do FNA

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
specimen adequacy	2 years

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
complication	1 year

Countries

Iran

Contacts

Primary ContactBijan -- Mohammadhosseini, General Surgeon,MD

bijanmh@Gmail.com+989121009677

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026