Role of Ultrasound Elastography in Pleural Effusion

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorAssiut University

About this trial

Diagnostic performance of u.s elastography in pleural effusion

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

None

Disqualifiers

patients who refuse to undergone further investigations to reach final diagnosis of cause of pleural effusion

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • ultrasound Elastography

    Device

    application of shear wave force by ultrasound elastography

Treatment groups

80 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: transudate effusionActive comparator 1 intervention
Group B: exudative effusionActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

detect diagnostic performance of ultrasound elastography in pleural effusion

differentiate between elastisty index in benign and malignant pleural effuison that expressed in kpa by measuring it using ultrasound elastography

Time frame
3 months

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Locations

This trial has no locations.

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