Image Guided VATS vs. VATS Resection

NCT03623958 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2025-11-13

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Summary

To evaluate workflow and outcomes of iVATS and standard VATS for small pulmonary nodules. The outcomes of the patients will be evaluated separately as there will be no direct comparison of the two arms.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Image guided Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) resection

Image guided placement of a fiducial consisting of a needle directed placement of a T-Bar next to the target lesion in order to lead the surgeon to the lung region to be removed

PROCEDURE

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

Standard of Care Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) resection

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Raphael Bueno, MD · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-09-11
Primary Completion
2027-07-31
Completion
2027-07-31
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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