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Image Guided VATS vs. VATS Resection
Recruiting
Image Guided VATS Resection vs. VATS Resection of Lung Lesions
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * 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 Criteria: * 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.
About the study
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.
What is being tested
- Image guided Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) resection (device)
- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (procedure)
Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital · Participants: 200 · Started: Sep 11, 2018
Contact the study team
- Julianne S Barlow · Phone: 617-525-8704
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT03623958
Locations in the U.S.
| Massachusetts | Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.