Clinical trial · Interventional
Image Guided VATS vs. VATS Resection
Image Guided VATS Resection vs. VATS Resection of Lung Lesions
NCT03623958CI-TRIAL-00097177recruitingN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
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
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 (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Image guided Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) resection | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- iVATS resection
- description
- Image guided Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in either one of two hybrid operating rooms and Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) under fluoroscopy.
- interventionNames
- Device: Image guided Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) resection
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Standard VATS resection
- description
- Standard video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in operating room and Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) in pathology frozen section room.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Operating Room Time
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
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.
References
Publications (1)
- RESULTGill RR, Zheng Y, Barlow JS, Jayender J, Girard EE, Hartigan PM, Chirieac LR, Belle-King CJ, Murray K, Sears C, Wee JO, Jaklitsch MT, Colson YL, Bueno R. Image-guided video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (iVATS) - phase I-II clinical trial. J Surg Oncol. 2015 Jul;112(1):18-25. doi: 10.1002/jso.23941. Epub 2015 May 28. PMID 26031893