Thoracic duct ligation for weight loss after lung surgery
Part of Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This trial tests whether a small procedure during lung surgery, called thoracic duct ligation, can help people with early-stage lung cancer and obesity lose weight after their operation. It may offer a way to improve health while treating lung cancer.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 75 years old.
- You have early-stage lung cancer (stage IA1 to IB) and a BMI of 28 or higher.
- You are scheduled for minimally invasive lung surgery on the right side (VATS) at the study hospital.
- Your surgical team has approved you for the operation, and you do not need further treatment (adjuvant therapy) after surgery.
- You have had standard tests (like CT, MRI, or PET-CT) to check for cancer spread, and no distant metastasis was found.
- You are willing to have the thoracic duct ligation procedure during the surgery and can give written consent.
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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