# Yield of Cryoprobe vs Flexible Forceps Pleural Biopsy

> **NCT02500277** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh** · enrollment: 50 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Pleural Effusion
- Pleurisy
- Tuberculosis
- Metastatic Malignancy

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Cryoprobe pleural biopsy first
- **DEVICE:** Flexible forceps biopsy first

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02500277
- **Lead sponsor:** Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2015-01
- **Primary completion:** 2018-07
- **Final completion:** 2018-07
- **Target enrollment:** 50 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2018-08-31


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02500277

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02500277, "Yield of Cryoprobe vs Flexible Forceps Pleural Biopsy". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02500277. Licensed CC0.

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