New lung biopsy method aims for safer, more accurate diagnosis
NCT ID NCT07352176
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests if using a confocal laser microscope along with a freezing probe (cryoprobe) makes lung biopsies safer and more accurate. Forty adults with lung spots will be split into two groups: one gets the standard ultrasound-guided biopsy, the other gets the new laser-guided method. The goal is to see if the new method causes fewer side effects and gets better tissue samples for diagnosis.
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Study facts
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- 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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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. Patients over 18 years old with lung lesions indicated by chest CT; 2. Preoperative CT indicates that the lung lesion to be biopsied has a bronchus leading to it; 3. Able to understand and voluntarily sign the written informed consent form. - Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with contraindications to anesthesia or bronchoscopy; 2. Patients with uncorrectable coagulation disorders; 3. Patients who cannot discontinue therapeutic anticoagulants within an appropriate time interval before surgery; 4. Patients with severe liver or kidney dysfunction, mental illness, etc.; 5. Pregnant or lactating patients; 6. Patients without a clear histological or clinical diagnosis; 7. Subjects deemed unsuitable for participation in this study by the investigator.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510163
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510100, China
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