Effectiveness of Core-Needle US Guided Biopsy as Primary Tool For Diagnosis of Thyroid Nodules

Effectiveness of Core-Needle US Guided Biopsy as Primary Tool For Diagnosis of Thyroid Nodules, A Prospective Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04759053

Enrollment

Registered

2021-02-17

Start date

2017-01-01

Completion date

2018-02-01

Last updated

2021-02-17

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

Conditions

Thyroid Nodule, Thyroid Diseases, Thyroid Gland; Node

Keywords

Thyroid nodule, Core needle biopsy, FNB

Brief summary

The study aimed to determine the best intervention between Core biopsy and Fine needle aspiration in diagnosis of thyroid malignancy.

Interventions

PROCEDUREFNB

Fine needle aspiration from the nodules

PROCEDURECore biopsy

Core biopsy from thyroid nodules

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* patients with nodules larger than 1 cm in diameter and suspicious ultrasound criteria with TIRADS category III or higher.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with a history of hemodynamic instability or inadequate coagulation profile were excluded

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Number of samples in FNB and CNB matching the final pathology	7 days	Comparing number of samples in FNB and CNB that make same diagnosis as the final postoperative pathology

Outcome results

None listed

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