"Bronchoscopic Argon Plasma Coagulation for Managing Endobronchial Carcinoid Lesions

Alexandria University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Endobronchial Carcinoid

Treatments: Procedure: bronchoscopic argon plasma coagulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06757920

FOB - Endobronchial Carcinoid

Details and patient eligibility

About

A small tube will go through the respiratory tract and a non contact cauterization will be done to the inside tumor

Full description

fiberoptic bronchoscopy will go through the tracheobronchial tree and after localization of the tumor, argon plasma coagulation by initiation non contact electrocautery will be done to the tumor

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1 - Cooperative patient with written informed consent. 2- Patients diagnosed with endobronchial carcinoid. 3- Patients fit for fiberoptic bronchoscopy. 4- Patients unwilling or unfit for surgery.

Exclusion criteria

1 -Poor karnofsky score. 2- Patients unwilling or unfit for bronchoscopy. 3- Extraluminal lesion. 4- Patients with pacemaker. 5- Forced expiratory volume 1 is less than one litre.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 1 patient group

fiberoptic bronchoscopy in one group

Active Comparator group

Description:

fiberoptic bronchoscopic argon plasma coagulation for palliation of endobronchial carc inoid

Treatment:

Procedure: bronchoscopic argon plasma coagulation