RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT03623958

Image Guided VATS vs. VATS Resection

Image Guided VATS Resection vs. VATS Resection of Lung Lesions

Sponsor

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Enrollment

200 participants

Start Date

Sep 11, 2018

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Lung Cancer

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.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria5

Subject must be 18 years and older
Subject must be deemed a candidate for the iVATS surgery, by their treating Thoracic Surgeon
Subject must have nodules/GGO or other abnormal opacity that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension with longest diameter ≤ 20 mm or 2cm
Subject's lesions that are located in the outer half portion of the lung/lobe.
Subjects must be evaluated at BWH and/or DFCI Thoracic Surgery outpatient clinics

Exclusion Criteria2

If participant is a pregnant woman or breast feeding they will not be eligible.
If treating thoracic surgeon deems the participant not eligible for the study.

Interventions

DEVICEImage 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

PROCEDUREVideo-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

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

Locations(1)

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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