Image Guided VATS vs. VATS Resection
Recruiting · NCT03623958 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
Image guided Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) resectionVideo-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
What this trial is about
To evaluate workflow and outcomes of iVATS and standard VATS for small pulmonary nodules. The outcomes of the patients will be evaluated separately as there will be no direct comparison of the two arms.
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Subject must be 18 years and older
- Subject must be deemed a candidate for the iVATS surgery, by their treating Thoracic Surgeon
- Subject must have nodules/GGO or other abnormal opacity that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension with longest diameter ≤ 20 mm or 2cm
- Subject's lesions that are located in the outer half portion of the lung/lobe.
- Subjects must be evaluated at BWH and/or DFCI Thoracic Surgery outpatient clinics
Exclusion criteria
- If participant is a pregnant woman or breast feeding they will not be eligible.
- If treating thoracic surgeon deems the participant not eligible for the study.
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- Brigham and Women's Hospital - Boston, Massachusetts, United States