3D airway imaging to guide breathing tube placement during lung surgery
Part of Cancer, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests whether using a 3D model of your airway helps doctors place a breathing tube more precisely during video-assisted lung surgery. It may improve safety and accuracy.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 75 years old.
- You are scheduled for elective lung surgery using a video camera (VATS).
- Your surgery requires a special breathing tube called a double-lumen tube.
- Your health status is classified as ASA I, II, or III (generally healthy to mild/moderate disease).
- You have a recent chest CT scan available for creating a 3D airway model.
- You do not have severe lung disease like serious COPD, active pneumonia, or asthma flare-up.
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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