Clinical trial · Observational
Neck Ultrasound by Respiratory Physicians in Patients With Lung Cancer
Routine Neck Ultrasound by Respiratory Physicians in the Diagnosis and Staging of Patients With Lung Cancer and Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy, a Prospective Pilot Study
NCT03970564CI-TRIAL-00038873completedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This is a study of routine neck ultrasound performed by respiratory physicians in patients with mediastinal lymphadenopathy and suspected lung cancer
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lung Cancer Metastatic | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Nodes, Lung | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neck ultrasound guide lymph node sampling | Diagnostic Test | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Suspected lung cancer
- description
- Suspected and later on confirmed lung cancer with evidence of mediastinal lymphadenopathy on computerised tomography
- interventionNames
- Diagnostic Test: Neck ultrasound guide lymph node sampling
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Adequacy of lymph node sampling
- timeFrame
- 7 days
- description
- Presence of lymphocytes or malignant cells in biopsy samples
Secondary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Proportion of patients with malignant cervical lymphadenopathy
- timeFrame
- 7 days
- description
- Presence of malignant cells consistent with lung cancer in cervical lymph node samples
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Suspected and later on confirmed lung cancer * Presence of at least one mediastinal lymph node measuring \> 10 mm in short diameter on computerised Tomography Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<18 * History any malignancy apart from non-melanomatous skin cancer * Inability to give informed consent
References
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