Comparing two surgeries for narrowed windpipe
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial compares two surgical techniques to repair a narrowed windpipe caused by injury, trauma, or long-term breathing tube use. The goal is to find which approach works best for patients who need surgery for severe or moderate narrowing.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have a narrowed windpipe (tracheal stenosis) that is grade III or IV (severe narrowing) from causes like injury or long-term breathing tube use.
- You have grade II narrowing that causes symptoms and other treatments have not worked.
- You have symptoms such as trouble breathing.
- You are healthy enough to undergo surgery.
- You do not have narrowing from cancer or a birth defect.
- You are willing to sign a consent form.
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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