Mini camera aims to peek at lung Cancer's hidden corners
NCT ID NCT04534413
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a very small camera, called a composite optical fiberscope, to see if it can reach and view lung tumors in the outer parts of the lung. Researchers will use lung tissue removed from 50 patients scheduled for lung cancer surgery. The goal is to see if the camera can help doctors spot tumors in hard-to-reach airways.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2020
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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.
Who is studied
Any patients scheduled for lobectomy or anatomical segmental resection for malignant lung tumors
- Ages
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18 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. Any patients scheduled for lobectomy or anatomical segmental resection for malignant lung tumors. 2. 18 years of age or older. Exclusion Criteria: 1\) Any patients with inability to give informed consent.
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Conditions
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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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Toronto General Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1L7, Canada
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