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Clearing blocked airways: A Dutch study on a new bronchoscopy treatment

Therapeutic bronchoscopy for central airway obstructions: a Dutch multicenter prospective registry study (NVALT36)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN15971199
Enrollment
500
Registered
2025-02-28
Start date
2025-02-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Central airway obstruction (defined as an obstruction in the trachea, right or left main bronchus, or bronchus intermedius on imaging or by direct visualization during bronchoscopy) necessitating therapeutic bronchoscopy Respiratory

Interventions

When the patient gives consent to participate in the study, only information (patient characteristics, demographics, airway obstruction characteristics and symptoms, procedure, characteristics of airw

Sponsors

The Netherlands Cancer Institute
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
16 Years to 120 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Central airway obstruction (defined as obstruction in the trachea, right or left main bronchus, or bronchus intermedius on imaging or by direct visualization during bronchoscopy) as determined by the treating physician necessitating therapeutic bronchoscopy 2. Adults (=16 years)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: <16 years

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Clinical, anatomical, and procedural characteristics at baseline of patients with central airway obstruction treated with therapeutic bronchoscopy measured using data collected during the procedure at one timepoint

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The following secondary outcome measures are assessed using data collected during the procedure at one timepoint: 1. Procedure-associated complications 2. Prognostic factors associated with the procedure

Countries

Netherlands

Contacts

Public ContactIllaa Smesseim
i.smesseim@nki.nl+31 20 512 9111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026