Can a simple ultrasound replace costly CT scans for COVID-19 in cancer patients?
NCT ID NCT05279378
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 30 cancer patients with COVID-19 pneumonia to see if lung ultrasound could work as well as CT scans for diagnosis. Researchers compared the imaging results and checked if they matched the patients' symptoms and lab tests. The goal was to find a cheaper, easier way to monitor these patients without needing expensive CT scans.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2022
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Cancer patients admitted to South Egypt Cancer Institute (SECI), Asyut University, Egypt with COVID-19 viral pneumonia in the period from March 2022 to December 2023, with ages ranging from 18 to 60 years old, of male or female gender, and CT Chest findings of CORAD 4, 5 and 6 with moderate and severe symptoms.
- Ages
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16 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * The study population will include cancer patients admitted to South Egypt Cancer Institute (SECI), Asyut University, Egypt with COVID-19 viral pneumonia in the period from March 2022 to December 2023, with ages ranging from 18 to 60 years old, of male or female gender, and CT Chest findings of CORAD 4, 5 and 6 with moderate and severe symptoms. * All cancer patients are diagnosed COVID-19 by PCR from a nasopharyngeal swab. Exclusion Criteria: * Critical conditions need for ICU at the time of admission, presence of severe cardiorespiratory illness other than COVID-19 viral pneumonia, hepatic and renal diseases, coagulopathy, and patient refusal to share in our study will be considered as exclusion criteria.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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South Egypt cancei institute
Asyut, Egypt
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