Chest Department -Faculty of Medicine
Alexandria, Azarita, 11511, Egypt
Completed
NCT Number: NCT06757920
"Bronchoscopic Argon Plasma Coagulation for Managing Endobronchial Carcinoid Lesions
A small tube will go through the respiratory tract and a non contact cauterization will be done to the inside tumor
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Conditions
Age range
18 year and older
Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Primary location
About this study
fiberoptic bronchoscopy will go through the tracheobronchial tree and after localization of the tumor, argon plasma coagulation by initiation non contact electrocautery will be done to the tumor
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: No
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
1 - Cooperative patient with written informed consent. 2- Patients diagnosed with endobronchial carcinoid. 3- Patients fit for fiberoptic bronchoscopy. 4- Patients unwilling or unfit for surgery.
Exclusion criteria
1 -Poor karnofsky score. 2- Patients unwilling or unfit for bronchoscopy. 3- Extraluminal lesion. 4- Patients with pacemaker. 5- Forced expiratory volume 1 is less than one litre.
Treatment and study plan
bronchoscopic argon plasma coagulation
ProcedureArgon Plasma Cogulation for Debulking Endobronchial Carcinoid Using Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy
Primary outcomes
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Dyspnea Borg Scale
Time frame: one month
scale from 0 to 4 according to the degree of improvement
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
Alexandria University
Other
Registry information
Official study title
The Use of Bronchoscopic Argon Plasma Coagulation in Endobronchial Carcinoid
Important dates
- Study start
- 2025
- Primary completion
- 2025
- Study completion
- 2025
- First posted
- Jan 3, 2025
- Registry last updated
- Aug 28, 2025
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