Routine or waiting after airway stent placement
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study compares two approaches after placing a stent in the main breathing passages: either routine follow-up with a camera exam (bronchoscopy) or watchful waiting unless symptoms arise. It aims to see which strategy works better for patients.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years old or older.
- You have a stent in your windpipe or the main breathing tubes going into your lungs.
- You can understand the study and give your permission to join.
- Your stent was not placed in a smaller airway (like a lung lobe or segment).
- You do not have a tracheostomy tube in your neck.
- You are healthy enough to have a follow-up camera exam of your airways.
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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