"Bronchoscopic Argon Plasma Coagulation for Managing Endobronchial Carcinoid Lesions

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Endobronchial Carcinoid

• Registration Number: NCT06757920
• Lead Sponsor: Alexandria University

Brief Summary

A small tube will go through the respiratory tract and a non contact cauterization will be done to the inside tumor

Detailed Description

fiberoptic bronchoscopy will go through the tracheobronchial tree and after localization of the tumor, argon plasma coagulation by initiation non contact electrocautery will be done to the tumor

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-12
• Study Start: 2024-12-01
• Study First Submitted: 2024-12-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-12-27
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-12-27
• Study First Posted: 2025-01-03
• Last Update Posted: 2025-01-03
• Primary Completion: 2025-02-28
• Study Completion: 2025-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

1 - Cooperative patient with written informed consent. 2- Patients diagnosed with endobronchial carcinoid. 3- Patients fit for fiberoptic bronchoscopy. 4- Patients unwilling or unfit for surgery.

Exclusion Criteria

1 -Poor karnofsky score. 2- Patients unwilling or unfit for bronchoscopy. 3- Extraluminal lesion. 4- Patients with pacemaker. 5- Forced expiratory volume 1 is less than one litre.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dyspnea Borg Scale	one month	scale from 0 to 4 according to the degree of improvement

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Chest Department -Faculty of Medicine; 🇪🇬 Alexandria, Azarita, Egypt