Design of a prospective, multicenter, and cohort study of an innovative electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy in diagnosing pulmonary nodules among Chinese population.

ABSTRACT: Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) has been demonstrated to increase the diagnostic yield of peripheral pulmonary lesions. We designed two prospective clinical trials using an innovative ENB system that can combine with both thick and thin bronchoscope, including a randomized controlled clinical study to assess the usefulness of the ENB system and a real-world study to explore the optimal way to use this system. Patients with peripheral pulmonary nodules (PPNs) suspicious of lung cancer with the long diameter more than 8 mm and no more than 30 mm will be enrolled in the study. A total of 400 patients will be enrolled in the randomized controlled clinical study and randomly divided into two groups, endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) combined with guide sheath (GS) with or without EN

SUBMITTER: Xie F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6988046 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature