EBUS Guided Cryo Biopsy of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules

Heidelberg University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Solitary Pulmonary Nodule; Yield of Cryo Biopsy in Lung Cancer

Treatments: Procedure: Cryo biopsy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01221493

S-320

Details and patient eligibility

About

To proof the feasibility and safety of EBUS guided transbronchial cryo biopsies in peripheral lung lesions

Full description

Solitary pulmonary nodule are a diagnostic dilemma. Nowadays not only the basic tissue diagnosis is necessary, molecular signals are state of the art. Therefore more tissue is necessary. With a cryoprobe the amount of tissue is increased compared to the classical forceps biopsy.

Until now, the use of the cryoprobe ism´t show in peripheral lung tissue.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• solitary pulmonary nodule < 4 cm
• no endobronchial lesion
• indication for bronchoscopy

Exclusion criteria

• coagulopathy
• pulmonary hypertension
• pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 1 patient group

Cryo biospy

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: Cryo biopsy