Role of B Mode and Color Doppler Sonography in Differentiation Between Pleural Neoplasm and Inflammatory Pleural Thickening in Correlation With CT Findings

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05701462

Enrollment

Registered

2023-01-27

Start date

2023-01-01

Completion date

2024-01-31

Last updated

2023-01-27

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Conditions

Pleural Thickening

Brief summary

pleura is a serous membrane, it consist of parietal pleura and visceral pleura. pleural thickening is any form of thickening involving the pleura more than 3 mm. there is malignant thickening : methoselioma, metastasis and non malignant thickening. trans thoracic USn is a reliable , safe and gold standard for studying pleura.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTbiopsy under sonographic gidance

pleural biopsy under sonographic guidance

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Adult patients diagnosed as having pleural thickening with or without pleural effusion.

Exclusion criteria

* Emphysema or contraindication to pleural biopsy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
sensitivity of sonography in pleural thickening in comparison to CT and histopathology	one year	sensitivity of sonography in cases of pleural thickening in comparison to CT findings and histopathology

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Primary ContactAsmaa H Mohammoed, resident

asmaa011047@med.sohag.edu.eg01008803318

Backup ContactMohammed T Solyman, professor

Outcome results

None listed

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