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Non Small Cell Lung CancerNCT00912366

Assessment of Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) Versus Open Surgery for Patients Undergoing Lobectomy

An observational study of Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, run by Medtronic - MITG at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

Assessment of VATS versus standard open surgery for treatment of non small cell lung cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
What is being tested?
Lobectomy
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
39 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
May 2009to Dec 2010
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Subjects referred for lobectomies at the hospital.

Who may be able to join

  • Subject must be 18 years of age or older.
  • Subject must have been clinically diagnosed with stage I to stage IIA non small cell lung cancer measuring and judged to be resectable.
  • Subject must be able to tolerate general anesthesia, and have cardiopulmonary reserve to tolerate a lobectomy

Who cannot join

  • Subject is pregnant (documented by pregnancy test) or breastfeeding.
  • Subject has other severe illnesses that would preclude surgery such as
  • Unstable angina
  • Myocardial Infarction within 3 months
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
  • Subject has other active cancers
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  • Subject is unable to comply with any of the following:
  • Study requirements
  • Give valid informed consent
  • Follow-up schedule

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • New York University School of Medicine

    New York, New York, 10016

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About this study

Official title: A Prospective, Single Center, Observational Study Comparing the Safety and Efficacy of CVATS, HVATS and Open Surgery for Subjects Diagnosed With NSCLC Scheduled to Undergo a Lobectomy

Assessment of VATS versus standard open surgery for treatment of non small cell lung cancer.

Being tested
Lobectomy
Keywords
VATS, Lung cancer, NSCLC
Medical subject headings
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Lung Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • LobectomyProcedure or surgery

    Also called CVATS, HVATS

    Assessment of VATS versus open surgery.

Study groups in NCT00912366
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Group AVATS
Receives: Procedure: Lobectomy
Group BOpen Surgery
Receives: Procedure: Lobectomy

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Assess hospital length of stay (LOS).

    Measured: 1 time point (discharge)

  2. Pain Scale Evaluation

    Measured: 5 time points out to 6 months

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Assess quality of life.

    Measured: 2 time points out to 6 months

  2. Assess peri-operative and post-operative complications.

    Measured: 5 time points out to 6 months.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted3 Jun 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2009
  3. Primary completionMay 2010
  4. Study completionDec 2010

Why it stopped: Slow Enrollment

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
39 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00912366
Sponsor's protocol ID
AS08015
Status last verified
Jul 2015
First submitted
1 Jun 2009
Last updated
27 Jul 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, run by Medtronic - MITG at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 10 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Jul 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: Slow Enrollment). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Assess hospital length of stay (LOS). (time frame: 1 time point (discharge)). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 27 Jul 2015.

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