Role of Ultrasound Elastography in Pleural Effusion
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: ultrasound Elastography.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Pleural Effusion. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
Diagnostic performance of u.s elastography in pleural effusion
Detailed description
Pleural fluid is an extremely common problem however the diagnosis of pleural effusion remain challenging due its diverse aetiologies .transthoracic ultrasound is often the initial tool to help diagnosis of pleural effusion.
Ultrasound elastography is a novel ultrasound technology that can differentiate malignant disease from benign disease by quantitatively assses tissue stifness by measuring the degree of distortion under application of an external force (shear wave ) However, very limited studies are available evaluating the efficacy of this novel technique in diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion.
Interventions
- Device ultrasound Elastography
application of shear wave force by ultrasound elastography
Primary outcome measures
- detect diagnostic performance of ultrasound elastography in pleural effusion [Time frame: 3 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
.patients with pleural effusion above18 year
Exclusion criteria
- patients who refuse to undergone further investigations to reach final diagnosis of cause of pleural effusion
.patients with intercostal tube inserted in the effusion before enrollment in the study.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Diagnostic
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Publications
- Hooper C, Lee YC, Maskell N; BTS Pleural Guideline Group. Investigation of a unilateral pleural effusion in adults: British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline 2010. Thorax. 2010 Aug;65 Suppl 2:ii4-17. doi: 10.1136/thx.2010.136978. No abstract available. PMID 20696692
- Jiang B, Li XL, Yin Y, Zhang Q, Zang T, Song WS, Wang XM, Kang J, Herth FJF, Hou G. Ultrasound elastography: a novel tool for the differential diagnosis of pleural effusion. Eur Respir J. 2019 Aug 22;54(2):1802018. doi: 10.1183/13993003.02018-2018. Print 2019 Aug. PMID 31151959
- Davies CW, Gleeson FV, Davies RJ; Pleural Diseases Group, Standards of Care Committee, British Thoracic Society. BTS guidelines for the management of pleural infection. Thorax. 2003 May;58 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):ii18-28. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.suppl_2.ii18. No abstract available. PMID 12728147
- Light RW, Macgregor MI, Luchsinger PC, Ball WC Jr. Pleural effusions: the diagnostic separation of transudates and exudates. Ann Intern Med. 1972 Oct;77(4):507-13. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-77-4-507. No abstract available. PMID 4642731
- Bibby AC, Dorn P, Psallidas I, Porcel JM, Janssen J, Froudarakis M, Subotic D, Astoul P, Licht P, Schmid R, Scherpereel A, Rahman NM, Cardillo G, Maskell NA. ERS/EACTS statement on the management of malignant pleural effusions. Eur Respir J. 2018 Jul 27;52(1):1800349. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00349-2018. Print 2018 Jul. PMID 30054348
- Havelock T, Teoh R, Laws D, Gleeson F; BTS Pleural Disease Guideline Group. Pleural procedures and thoracic ultrasound: British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline 2010. Thorax. 2010 Aug;65 Suppl 2:ii61-76. doi: 10.1136/thx.2010.137026. No abstract available. PMID 20696688
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05642091 · Ultrasound Elastography