Comparison of Transbronchial, Cryoprobe, and VATS Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease

NCT02075762 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2019-01-18

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Summary

The objective of this study is to compare the sample size, architectural preservation and diagnostic yield of bronchoscopic cryo-probe transbronchial lung biopsy (C-TBBx) in comparison to bronchoscopic standard transbronchial lung biopsy (S-TBBx) and Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) lung biopsy for the diagnosis of interstitial lung disease (ILD).

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Transbronchial biopsy

PROCEDURE

Cryoprobe biopsy

PROCEDURE

VATS biopsy

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Lonny Yarmus · Johns Hopkins SOM

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
99 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-08-31
Primary Completion
2018-12-31
Completion
2018-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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