Comparing Pipelle and Curved Aspirator for Endometrial Biopsy

This study is comparing two common devices used for endometrial biopsy (a procedure to collect tissue from the lining of the uterus): the Pipelle and the Curved Tip Aspirator. The goal is to see which device is better at getting enough tissue for doctors to accurately diagnose conditions like endometrial cancer. You might be able to join if you are a woman between 18 and 95 years old and need an endometrial biopsy. This includes younger patients with risk factors for endometrial cancer, those 45 and older with abnormal bleeding, or postmenopausal patients with bleeding or suspected uterine problems. The study will consider itself successful if one device proves more effective at obtaining an adequate tissue sample within 30 minutes.

Study design
This is a randomized, single-blinded study involving 124 participants. You would be randomly assigned to receive an endometrial biopsy using either the Pipelle or the Curved Tip Aspirator device.
What's involved
You would undergo an endometrial biopsy in the outpatient clinic. This procedure is already scheduled for you, regardless of your participation in the study.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The primary outcome of obtaining an adequate tissue sample is measured at 30 minutes.

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NCT07513493

Pipelle vs the Curved Aspirator Device

Recruiting
PHASE4Ages 18–95InterventionalTreatment
Maimonides Medical Center
~124 participants
Updated 2026-04-07 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Curved Tip AspiratorPipelle

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Obtaining an adeuate histiopathologic sample
Measured over 30 minutes
Endometrial Biopsy
1 sites across 1 states
New York1

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Pregnancy
Acute pelvic inflammatory disease
Acute cervical infection
Acute vaginal infection
Cervical cancer
Lack of patient consent
  • Obtaining an adeuate histiopathologic sample30 minutes

    defined as the inability to insert the sampler through the external or internal os after two attempts (determined by passing the external os \<6cm)