Cryogenic catheters tested in donated lung tissue
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study tests a technique using a special cold (cryogenic) catheter to collect samples (biopsy) and destroy abnormal lung tissue (ablation) in lungs outside the body. It’s aimed at improving how pulmonary (lung) lesions could be diagnosed and treated in the future.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be undergoing lung transplant surgery
- You must be part of a donor lung situation (not a person doing tests as “healthy”)
- You must not be an ineligible lung donor
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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