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Tubeless VATS for Mediastinal Neoplasm

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Non-intubated Versus Intubated VATS for Mediastinal Neoplasm

Status
Recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07065604
Acronym
NOVA-02
Enrollment
132
Registered
2025-07-15
Start date
2025-03-26
Completion date
2028-08-31
Last updated
2025-07-15

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

Conditions

Mediastinal Neoplasm, Non-intubated Anesthesia, Tubeless, VATS

Keywords

Non-intubated Anesthesia, Tubeless, Mediastinal Neoplasm, VATS

Brief summary

In recent year, non-intubated anesthesia had emerged as an available and promising alternative for thoracic procedure. However, its safety and feasibility in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for mediastinal neoplasm remain controversial. This randomized controlled trial is designed to evaluate the impact of the non-intubated approach on surgical and perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing mediastinal neoplasm resection.

Detailed description

Non-intubated anesthesia has gained widespread adoption in recent years, representing a significant advancement in both thoracic surgery and anesthetic practice. The surgical safety and feasibility of tubeless VATS for mediastinal neoplasm has been confirmed. However, the oncological long-term outcomes of RATS lobectomy has not been studied by randomized controlled trial. Accordingly, this randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate whether the non-intubated approach provides comparable short-term and long-term outcomes to the conventional intubated technique in VATS for mediastinal neoplasm resection.

Interventions

PROCEDURENon-intubated VATS for mediastinal neoplasm

Non-intubated VATS for mediastinal neoplasm

PROCEDUREIntubated VATS for mediastinal neoplasm

Intubated VATS for mediastinal neoplasm

Sponsors

The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
CollaboratorOTHER
Shuben Li
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Mediastinal neoplasm was diagnosed by chest enhanced CT 2. The patients with age ≥ 18 and ≤ 80 years old 3. The patients whose tumor diameter was \<6 cm 4. ASA grade: I-III 5. The patients should understand the research and sign the informed consent

Exclusion criteria

1. Imaging examinations revealed that the tumor had invaded adjacent organs, with evidence of pleural or pericardial dissemination, as well as lymphatic and/or hematogenous metastases 2. Patients with a confirmed history of congestive heart failure, poorly controlled angina despite medical therapy, electrocardiogram-confirmed myocardial infarction with transmural involvement, uncontrolled hypertension, clinically significant valvular heart disease, or high-risk arrhythmias not adequately managed 3. Patients with concurrent active malignancies

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Conversion rate to open surgerypostoperative in-hospital stay up to 30 daysProportion of patients requiring conversion from VATS to open surgery.
Conversion rate to intubated anesthesiapostoperative in-hospital stay up to 30 daysProportion of patients requiring conversion from non-intubated approach to intubated anesthesia
Postoperative complication ratepostoperative in-hospital stay up to 30 daysIncidence and severity of treatment-related adverse events, classified by Clavien-Dindo for surgical complications and CTCAE v5.0 for systemic adverse events.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
ICU staypostoperative in-hospital stay up to 30 daysICU stay (in days), defined as the duration from ICU admission post-surgery to ICU discharge.
Hospital staypostoperative in-hospital stay up to 30 daysHospital stay, defined as the duration from the day of surgery to the day of discharge.
Volume of postoperative drainagepostoperative in-hospital stay up to 30 daysVolume of postoperative drainage, measured from the end of surgery until drain removal.
R0 ratepostoperative in-hospital stay up to 30 daysR0 resection rate
1-year overall survival(OS)1 year after surgery1-year overall survival(OS), defined as the percentage of patients alive at 12 months from the date of surgery or treatment initiation, irrespective of disease recurrence or progression.
Quality of life (QOL) at 3 monthQuality of life (QOL) at 3 months post-discharge, as measured by [specify QOL scale], reflecting patient-reported physical, emotional, and social well-being.3 months after discharge
1-year disease-free survival (DFS)1 year after surgery1-year disease-free survival (DFS), defined as the percentage of patients alive without evidence of tumor recurrence or progression at 12 months.
Operation timepostoperative in-hospital stay up to 30 daysOperative time was defined as the time between the start of the surgery (incision) and the finish of surgery (closure of the skin).
Intraoperative bleeding losspostoperative in-hospital stay up to 30 daysThe volume of bleeding during the surgery.

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactShuben Li, Deputy Director
13500030280@163.com86(020) 8306 2114

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026