Design of a prospective, multicenter, global, cohort study of electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) procedures allow physicians to access peripheral lung lesions beyond the reach of conventional bronchoscopy. However, published research is primarily limited to small, single-center studies using previous-generation ENB software. The impact of user experience, patient factors, and lesion/procedural characteristics remains largely unexplored in a large, multicenter study.

Methods/design

NAVIGATE (Clinical Evaluation of superDimension™ Navigation System for Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy) is a prospective, multicenter, global, cohort study. The study aims to enroll up to 2,500 consecutive subjects presenting for evaluation of lung lesions utilizing the ENB procedure at up to 75 clinical sites in the United State

SUBMITTER: Folch EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4845335 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature