Fissure division for COPD patients who did not improve after lung volume reduction
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests whether cutting the tissue between lung lobes during a thoracoscopy (a keyhole surgery) can improve breathing in people with COPD who did not get better after a previous lung volume reduction treatment. If you had EBLVR but still feel short of breath, this may offer another option.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 75 years old or younger.
- You have stable COPD and take 10 mg or less of prednisolone per day (a steroid).
- You have not smoked for at least 3 months and will not smoke during the trial.
- You had a lung procedure called endobronchial lung volume reduction (EBLVR) within the last 18 months, but it did not help your shortness of breath.
- You are healthy enough to have surgery on your lung under general anesthesia.
- You have not had previous lung surgery or a procedure called pleurodesis on the side of the treatment.
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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