C34
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patients with suspected lung cancer or pulmonary metastases with a peripheral pulmonary nodule =3cm receive robotic-assisted bronchoscopy and are followed-up. This is no interventional study
Sponsors
Thoraxklinik Heidelberg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - suspected lung cancer or pulmonary metastasis - peripheral pulmonary nodule= 3cm - at least 3.generation of airway (trachea = 0, main bronchus = 1, segment = 2, subsegment = 3), assessed in computed tomography - patient is able to undergo bronchoscopy and general anaesthesia
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - age <18 years - patient is not able to understand risks and benefit of the study - antiocoagulation that cannot be paused or coagulation disorder that increase periprocedural risk in the opinion of the investigator - Based on pre-existing conditions or clinical assessment by the investigator, increased risk for robotic bronchoscopy and general anaesthesia that does not correspond to an adequate risk-benefit ratio
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Strict Diagnostic Yield | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| tool-in-lesion (biopsytool is confirmed in the lesion), safety, sensitivity for malignancy, descriptive characteristics of patients and nodules, navigation success, procedure times, time from suspected diagnosis to diagnosis, anaesthetic aspects of general anaesthesia, economical aspects, tools in bronchoscopy (radial EBUS, Cone Beam, CT, ROSE), second diagnostic procedures, therapies | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactJudith Maria Brock
Thoraxklinik Heidelberg
Outcome results
None listed