Status:

UNKNOWN

Feasibility and Safety of a Wireless Palpator

Lead Sponsor:

London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

Conditions:

Lung Cancer

Thoracic Neoplasm

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Evaluation of the ability of the Palpator to detect hidden (occult) lung tumours that cannot be visualized or palpated using the traditional methods of visual inspection, grasper palpation, and VATS u...

Detailed Description

All procedures will be performed with the patient under general anesthesia with single lung ventilation through double-lumen endotracheal intubation. Three to four thoracoports, no larger than 12 mm, ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age \> 18 years
  • Peripheral occult sub-pleural (\>5 mm) solitary lung nodule \< 50 mm on CT scan scheduled for surgical removal using a VATS approach

Exclusion

  • Semi-solid nodules (ground glass nodule).
  • Pregnancy or potentially pregnant women.
  • Mentally challenged.
  • Inability to consent for the study.
  • Patients less than 18 years old.
  • Patients with pulmonary nodules easily located during VATS (\> 50 mm, pleural puckering, invading chest wall)
  • Patients who have chest anatomy precluding VATS resection.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 15 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

22 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05321615

Start Date

March 1 2024

End Date

December 15 2025

Last Update

October 25 2023

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