NIVATS Versus IGAVATS: a Pilot Trial Addressing Biopsy Quality in Undetermined Interstitial Lung Diseases

NCT05722340 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2026-04-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The main objective of this study is to compare two independent groups of patients requiring lung biopsy for undetermined interstitial lung disease (ILD) in terms of diagnostic confidence as determined by histologists.

Conditions

  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Non-intubated video-assisted thoracic surgery (NIVATS) for lung biopsy

An epidural anaesthesia associated with mild sedation requiring no ventilation is used.

PROCEDURE

Intubated general anaesthesia video-assisted thoracic surgery (IGAVATS) for lung biopsy

Uses a traditional deep anaesthesia and one-lung ventilation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Grace Asso (Groupe francophone de Réhabilitation Améliorée après Chirurgie)

    collaborator UNKNOWN
  • University Hospital, Montpellier

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-05-24
Primary Completion
2026-11-24
Completion
2026-11-24

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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