Lung cancer surgery showdown: does surgical approach impact posture and recovery?
NCT ID NCT06276530
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study examines how different surgical methods for removing lung cancer affect a patient's posture and breathing. Researchers will compare traditional open surgery with minimally invasive techniques using video or robotic assistance. By measuring changes in spine alignment and rib cage shape before and after surgery, they hope to understand why less invasive approaches may lead to fewer complications and better quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors choose surgical approaches that improve recovery and quality of life for lung cancer patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early observational study with only 50 participants. It is not testing a treatment, so it will not directly change patient care yet.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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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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: * Patients admitted for major lung resection * Surgical approach by conventional postern-lateral thoracotomy * Surgical approach by minimally invasive RATS Exclusion Criteria: \- Extended lung resection
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery Tenon University Hospital
RECRUITINGParis, 75020, France
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