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Randomised evaluation of stents to open restricted airways in patients with centrally placed non-small cell lung cancer

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Disease: Lung (non-small cell)
Lung cancer
Subtopic: Lung Cancer
Topic: National Cancer Research Network
Cancer
Registration Number
ISRCTN66557660
Lead Sponsor
The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
21
Inclusion Criteria

1. Able to give informed written consent in the English language
2. Male or female, aged greater than 18 years
3. Able and willing to attend St George's Hospital/Royal Marsden Hospital (RMH) for stent insertion (if allocated) and documentation of 6-minute walk distance (6MWD)
4. Willing to re-attend for follow-up and 6MWD at St George's Hospital/RMH 2 weeks later (all patients)
5. Diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with centrally placed tumour with some degree of airway obstruction from information from bronchoscopy or computed tomography (CT) scan
6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 - 3

Exclusion Criteria

1. Relative contraindications to stenting, e.g. bleeding abnormality or relative anticoagulation problems
2. Pregnancy
3. Surgically resectable disease

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Improvement in dyspnoea, measured at 2 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
o secondary outcome measures.
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