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CTRI Number  CTRI/2019/05/018939 [Registered on: 03/05/2019] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 25/12/2019
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Diagnostic Prospective Cross sectional Study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   A study to compare two methods used in diagnosis of various breast lesions namely Fine needle aspiration Cytology and core needle biopsy. 
Scientific Title of Study   A Prospective Comparative Study Between Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology(FNAC) and Trucut Biopsy in Diagnosis of Palpable Breast Lumps 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
nil  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Nilkanth M Suthar 
Designation  First year resident, General surgery 
Affiliation  Government medical college, Bhavnagar 
Address  Department of General Surgery,Sir T Hospital, Jail Road, Bhavnagar

Bhavnagar
GUJARAT
364001
India 
Phone  8758857850  
Fax    
Email  nilkanth.suthar17@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Samir M Shah 
Designation  Professor and Head, General Surgery 
Affiliation  Government medical college & Sir T Hospital, Bhavnagar 
Address  Department of General Surgery,Sir T Hospital, Jail Road, Bhavnagar

Bhavnagar
GUJARAT
364001
India 
Phone    
Fax    
Email  shah.samir@rediffmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Nilkanth M Suthar 
Designation  First year Resident,Department of General Surgery 
Affiliation  Government medical college & Sir T Hospital, Bhavnagar 
Address  Department of General Surgery,Sir T Hospital, Jail Road, Bhavnagar

Bhavnagar
GUJARAT
364001
India 
Phone    
Fax    
Email  nilkanth.suthar17@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department of General Surgery, Sir T Hospital, Bhavnagar, Gujarat-364001 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Department of General Surgery 
Address  Department of General Surgery, Sir T Hospital, Bhavnagar, Gujarat-364001 
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
nil  nil 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Nilkanth M Suthar  Sir T Hospital  Department of General Surgery, Sir T Hospital
Bhavnagar
GUJARAT 
8758857850

nilkanth.suthar17@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Review Board, GMC, Bhavnagar  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: N60-N65||Disorders of breast,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  nil  nil 
Comparator Agent  nil  nil 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  85.00 Year(s)
Gender  Female 
Details  All the female patients of age between 18 and 85 year with clinically palpable breast lumps 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Male patients,Female patients below 18 year and above 85 year age 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
N/a  n/a 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
N/a  n/a 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="50"
Sample Size from India="50" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   05/05/2019 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="2"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Open to Recruitment 
Publication Details   1.Fine needle aspiration cytology versus trucut biopsy in the diagnosis of breast cancer: a comparative study International Surgery Journal Shashirekha CA et al. Int Surg J. 2017 Nov;4(11):3718-3721; http://www.ijsurgery.com 2.Comparitive study between FNAC and TCNB for diagnosis of breast masses : https://www.researchgate.net/publicat i on/259829379 3.A Comparison of Aspiration Cytology and Core Needle Biopsy in the Evaluation of Breast Lesions: Received June 28, 2000; revision received November 30, 2000; accepted December 6, 2000  
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Brief Summary   In this Diagnostic Study, we compare two commonly used method - Fine needle aspiration cytology and Trucut biopsy with the gold standard method - histopathological result of excised specimen, in terms of Diagnostic accuracy, Sensitivity, Specificity. positive and negative predictive values, time of availability of results and various complications. 
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