Could a tiny camera make lung surgery safer?
NCT ID NCT07241208
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether using a flexible bronchoscope along with a video laryngoscope helps doctors place a breathing tube on the first try during lung surgery. About 130 adults scheduled for thoracic surgery will be randomly assigned to one of two intubation methods. The goal is to see if the combined approach improves success rates and reduces complications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- flexible bronchoscope
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a standard procedure that makes intubation faster and safer for patients undergoing lung surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 130 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The benefit may be small or not statistically significant.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 130 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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19 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Scheduled operation 2. Patients required to double lumen tube insertion for thoracic surgery 3. ASA PS 1, 2, 3 Exclusion Criteria: 1. BMI \<18.5 or 35.0 2. history of airway surgery 3. suspicious of high aspiration risk 4. Pathology in oropharynx or larynx such as tumor, poly, or inflammation
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong
RECRUITINGSeoul, 06090, South Korea
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