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Cryoprobe Transbronchial Lung Biospy in Patients With Mechanical Ventilation

Not Applicable
Conditions
Interstitial Disease
Lung Diseases
Interventions
Procedure: Cryoprobe
Registration Number
NCT02611297
Lead Sponsor
Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the the diagnostic yield and safety of transbronchial lung biopsies (TBLB) with cryoprobe in patients with mechanical ventilation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
15
Inclusion Criteria
  • ≥18 years old
  • Patients with mechanical ventilation.
  • Patients with diffuse lung disease of unknown etiology.
  • Need for confirming/excluding a diagnosis, with therapeutical and prognosis implications.
  • Inform consent signed by family.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Use of anticoagulant therapy or presence of a coagulation disorder (abnormal platelets counts, international normalized ratio > 1.5).
  • Comorbidities that could increase the risk of the TBLB.
  • Bullous emphysema.
  • Hemoptysis, pneumothorax.
  • Severe respiratory insufficiency requiring PEEP >12 cm H2O

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Transbronchial lung biopsy with cryoprobeCryoprobe-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Adverse events related to transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) with cryoprobe27 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Diagnostic yield of transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) obtained by cryoprobes27 months

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Clinic de Barcelona

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Germans Tries i Pujol Hospital

🇪🇸

Badalona, Barcelona, Spain

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