Investigation of the significance of combining cone-beam CT-guided ultrathin bronchoscopic forceps biopsy with needle biopsy for peripheral pulmonary lesions.

Investigation of the significance of combining cone-beam CT-guided ultrathin bronchoscopic forceps biopsy with needle biopsy for peripheral pulmonary lesions. - Cone-beam CT-guided ultrathin bronchoscopic needle biopsy.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000054125

Enrollment

Registered

2024-04-12

Start date

2024-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

pulmonary nodular lesion

Interventions

Forceps biopsy followed by needle biopsy and forceps biopsy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) 18 years of age or older. 2) Patients who are able to obtain their own consent. 3) Patients with a mass or nodule of 30 mm or less in length in the lung field on thin-section CT, suspected lung cancer and requiring bronchoscopy for its diagnosis.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with serious complications 2) Patients with bleeding tendency. 3) Patients allergic to local anaesthetics or sedatives. 4) Pregnant women. 5) Other patients who are expected to have difficulty in performing the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Compare diagnostic yields with forceps biopsy with those with subsequent needle biopsy and forceps biopsy	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactNaoya Kawakita

Institute of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School Department of Thoracic and Endocrine Surgery and Oncology

kawakita.naoya@tokushima-u.ac.jp0886337143

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026