EUS-guided Procore-biopsy in Diagnosing Autoimmune Pancreatitis

Sponsor
Technische Universität München (Other)
Overall Status
Unknown status
CT.gov ID
NCT01774513
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The goal of this prospective study is to evaluate the feasibility of the Core Biopsy Needle with reverse bevel (Procore TM) in diagnosing autoimmune pancretitis

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Device: Procore-Needle
N/A

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Anticipated Enrollment :
16 participants
Allocation:
N/A
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Diagnostic
Study Start Date :
Jan 1, 2013
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Dec 1, 2014

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Procore Needle

Device: Procore-Needle

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. diagnostic yield [6 months]

    Number of patients with adequate tissue sample (which allows definitive diagnosis)

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:
  • patient age 18 years and older

  • patients with suspicion of autoimmune pancreatitis (based on the findings in EUS and MRI)

Exclusion Criteria:
  • unable to obtain informed consent

  • ASA class 4 and 5

  • known pregnancy

  • contraindication for endoscopy or for biopsy sampling

  • patients with high suspicion on pancreatic cancer (based on the findings in radiology and EUS)

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Klinikum rechts der Isar Munich Bavaria Germany 81675

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Technische Universität München

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Technische Universität München
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01774513
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • 1212013
First Posted:
Jan 24, 2013
Last Update Posted:
Jan 24, 2013
Last Verified:
Jan 1, 2013
Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jan 24, 2013