Clinical trial · Interventional
Cervical Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (C-VATS)
Cervical Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (C-VATS)Using a Flexible Endoscope for Thoracoscopy
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): Slow recruitment
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Although thoracic NOTES may not be ready for human trials, a new minimally invasive technique to access the pleural cavity and perform pleural, pulmonary and mediastinal procedures would be possible. Cervical Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (C-VATS) is a technique that borrows from traditional VATS procedures, from cervical mediastinoscopy, and from flexible endoscopy. All of these procedures are very familiar to the thoracic surgeon. The current feasibility and safety study examines C-VATS as a method of evaluating, biopsying and performing pleurodesis in patients with pleural disease and or effusion.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cervical mediastinoscopy | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Single group assignment
- description
- Cervical mediastinoscopy
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Cervical mediastinoscopy
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- procedure-related morbidity
- timeFrame
- 30 days
- description
- Intra-operative mortality In-hospital mortality 30-day mortality
Secondary outcomes (2)
- measure
- pain related to technique
- timeFrame
- 3-6months
- measure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Eligible patients will be those that would be candidates for the same pleural procedure (biopsy, drainage and pleurodesis) using a VATS technique Exclusion Criteria: * Anticoagulation including Warfarin, Heparin or Clopidogrel which cannot be stopped * Patients less than 18 years old * Pregnant patients * Patient unable to extend neck fully * Patients with cervical spine instability * Patients having had previous neck or mediastinal surgery which would preclude mediastinoscopy * Patients having previously undergone mediastinal irradiation * Patients having been previously diagnosed with mediastinitis * Active cervical cutaneous or deep cervical infections
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