Status:

RECRUITING

Ultrasound-guided Cryobiopsy of Mediastinal/Hilar Lymph Nodes

Lead Sponsor:

University of Zurich

Collaborating Sponsors:

Aarau Cantonal Hospital (KSA)

Waid City Hospital, Zurich

Conditions:

Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-90 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

EBUS-guided cryobiopsy of mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes has shown to be a useful diagnostic tool to obtain tissue for histological analysis and further targeted therapies in lung malignancies. Due...

Detailed Description

EBUS-guided cryobiopsy of mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes has shown to be a useful diagnostic tool to obtain tissue for histological analysis and further targeted therapies in lung malignancies. Due...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • At least one mediastinal lesion or hilar 1 cm or longer in the short axis requiring diagnostic bronchoscopy
  • Age between 18 and 90 years
  • Written informed consent after participant's information

Exclusion

  • Age \< 18 and \> 90 years
  • Lacking ability to form an informed consent (including impaired judgement, communication barriers)
  • Contraindication against bronchoscopy (e.g. co-morbidities)
  • Mediastinal abscess or cyst
  • Extraordinary blood supply of the lesion visualized by EBUS bronchoscope
  • INR \> 1.5 or Thrombocytes \< 100 G/l
  • Clopidogrel or other new antiplatelet drugs within 7 days before biopsy (salicylic acid alone allowed)
  • Anticoagulation with NOAC within 48 hours before biopsy
  • Pulmonary lesions suspicious of lung carcinoma

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 7 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2029

Estimated Enrollment :

136 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06921681

Start Date

March 7 2025

End Date

December 31 2029

Last Update

April 10 2025

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Jürgen Hetzel

Basel, Switzerland