New vs. traditional lung nodule location method before surgery
Part of Cancer, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial compares a new method (longitude-latitude-depth) with the standard CT-guided needle placement to locate small lung nodules for surgery. If you have a small nodule in the outer part of your lung that is less than 2 cm and mostly not solid, this study may help your surgeon find and remove it with less or similar risk.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have a single lung nodule between 0.8 cm and 2 cm (about the size of a pea to a small grape).
- The nodule is located near the outer surface of your lung (outer third or just under the lining).
- The nodule is mostly not solid (the solid part is half or less of the whole nodule).
- You are 18 to 80 years old and expected to live at least another year.
- You are willing to have a type of keyhole lung surgery (VATS) to remove just that part of the lung.
- You have not had other lung nodule location procedures before or are in another study at the same time.
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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