Robot-guided dye marking for lung nodule surgery
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests a new way to find and remove small lung nodules using a robot-guided camera to mark the nodule with dye, then a video-assisted surgery to remove it. It may help patients whose nodules are hard to locate during surgery.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 80 years old.
- You have a lung nodule that is located in the outer part of the lung and needs to be removed with a small surgery.
- Doctors cannot easily see or feel the nodule during surgery, so it needs to be marked beforehand.
- You are healthy enough to undergo surgery and a bronchoscopy (a tube test for your lungs).
- You are not pregnant, breastfeeding, or trying to get pregnant.
- You are not allergic to the marking dye (indocyanine green) or to anesthesia.
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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