UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000061459
Receipt number R000070332
Scientific Title A Prospective Clinical Study on the Utility of EUS-guided Fine-Needle Aspiration for Right Hepatic Lobe Lesions
Date of disclosure of the study information 2026/05/11
Last modified on 2026/05/06 18:59:21

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Basic information

Public title

A Prospective Clinical Study on the Utility of EUS-guided Fine-Needle Aspiration for Right Hepatic Lobe Lesions

Acronym

Utility of EUS-FNA for Right Hepatic Lobe Lesions

Scientific Title

A Prospective Clinical Study on the Utility of EUS-guided Fine-Needle Aspiration for Right Hepatic Lobe Lesions

Scientific Title:Acronym

Utility of EUS-FNA for Right Hepatic Lobe Lesions

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Right Hepatic Lobe Lesions

Classification by specialty

Hepato-biliary-pancreatic medicine

Classification by malignancy

Malignancy

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To prospectively evaluate the diagnostic performance, technical success rate, and safety of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) for right hepatic lobe lesions.

Basic objectives2

Safety,Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Exploratory

Trial characteristics_2

Pragmatic

Developmental phase

Not applicable


Assessment

Primary outcomes

Diagnostic accuracy of EUS-FNA in each right hepatic segment (S5, S6, S7, and S8)

Key secondary outcomes

Visualization rate, puncture success rate, and adverse events of EUS-FNA in each right hepatic segment (S5, S6, S7, and S8)


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Single arm

Randomization

Non-randomized

Randomization unit


Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

Uncontrolled

Stratification

NO

Dynamic allocation

NO

Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

1

Purpose of intervention

Diagnosis

Type of intervention

Maneuver

Interventions/Control_1

EUS-FNA

Interventions/Control_2


Interventions/Control_3


Interventions/Control_4


Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit


Not applicable

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

1) Adequate major organ function (bone marrow, cardiac, hepatic, pulmonary, and renal function) is preserved.
2) Patients with a performance status suitable for endoscopy: ECOG Performance Status 0, 1, or 2.
3) Patients expected to survive for at least 4 weeks.
4) Written informed consent has been obtained from the patient.

Key exclusion criteria

1) Patients with a history of surgical resection of the right hepatic lobe.
2) Patients at high risk of bleeding:
Platelet count < 50,000
PT-INR >= 1.5
APTT >= 1.5 times the upper limit of normal
3) Patients with gastrointestinal stenosis.
4) Patients with massive ascites in whom a safe puncture route cannot be secured.
5) Patients with active infection or uncontrolled cholangitis or sepsis.
6) Patients in whom the operator judges that lesion visualization or a safe puncture route cannot be achieved by EUS.
7) Patients deemed inappropriate for this study by the attending physician.

Target sample size

80


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Kazuo
Middle name
Last name Hara

Organization

Aichi Cancer Center

Division name

Department of Gastroenterology

Zip code

464-8681

Address

1-1, Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

TEL

0527626111

Email

khara@aichi-cc.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Nozomi
Middle name
Last name Okuno

Organization

Aichi Cancer Center

Division name

Department of Gastroenterology

Zip code

464-8681

Address

1-1, Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

TEL

0527626111

Homepage URL


Email

nokuno@aichi-cc.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Aichi Cancer Center

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Aichi Cancer Center

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Self funding

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

IRB, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital

Address

1-1, Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nacoya, Aichi, Japan

Tel

0527626111

Email

irb@aichi-cc.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

YES

Study ID_1

2025-0-661

Org. issuing International ID_1

Aichi Cancer Center

Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2026 Year 05 Month 11 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Preinitiation

Date of protocol fixation

2026 Year 03 Month 17 Day

Date of IRB

2026 Year 03 Month 17 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2026 Year 05 Month 11 Day

Last follow-up date

2029 Year 09 Month 30 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2026 Year 05 Month 06 Day

Last modified on

2026 Year 05 Month 06 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000070332