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NCT Number: NCT07727824

Endoscopic Treatment

The placement of an endoprosthesis in the airways leads to rapid and dramatic clinical improvement in the majority of cases of central airway obstruction. However, the limited diversity of device shapes available on the market is a major limitation, as these devices are poorly adapted, or not adapted at all, to the patient's anatomy. The main consequences of this lack of congruity are stent migration and granulomatous inflammatory reactions. The investigators hypothesized that personalized endoprostheses could significantly reduce the complication rate and improve tolerability. In this randomized controlled trial, the investigators propose to evaluate whether personalized endoprostheses allow for better management of non-malignant central airway stenoses by comparing this new approach to standard care.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hôpital Marie Lannelongue / Institut Gustave Roussy, Le Plessis-Robinson, France

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age >18 years,
  • Central non-malignant symptomatic (dyspnea > grade 2 mMRC or post-stenotic infection) airway stenosis with silicone stent implantation indication (viable downstream airways, pulmonary artery and parenchyma),
  • To have access to a personal telephone for the teleconsultation scheduled in the protocol,
  • Informed consent signed,
  • Health insurance beneficiary.

Exclusion criteria

  • Acute respiratory distress,
  • Mechanical ventilation,
  • Contraindication to rigid bronchoscopy: severe coagulation disorders that cannot be corrected, anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapy other than aspirin within 5 days prior to the stent implantation,
  • Malignant stenosis,
  • Pregnancy or breast-feeding,
  • A situation in which emergency or semi-emergency intervention (less than 48 hours) may be anticipated (like an acute respiratory distress for example),
  • Patient under legal protection, - Participation in another study with an exclusion period still in progress,
  • Impossibility of giving the person informed information and of ensuring the subject's compliance due to impaired physical and/or psychological health.

Treatment and study plan

Informed consent

Other

During the pre-inclusion/inclusion visit, the investigator informs the participant and answers all questions regarding the purpose, nature of the constraints, foreseeable risks and the expected benefits of the clinical investigation. The investigating physician then provides the participant with a copy of the information note and informed consent form. After this information session, the participant is granted a reflection period. If the participant agrees to participate

Eligibility criteria check

Other

The investigator also specifies the participant's rights in the context of research and checks the eligibility criteria.

Randomisation

Other

When an investigator wishes to perform the randomisation after checking the eligibility criteria and consent of the participant, he/she will connect to the dedicated Clinsight Website.

Dyspnea-12 questionnaire

Behavioral

The DYSPNEA-12 questionnaire helps to understand how shortness of breath impacts a patient's life. This questionnaire contains 12 questions that assess the physical and emotional aspects of dyspnea in daily life by checking one of the following boxes: not at all, slightly, moderately, severely

VQ11 questionnaire

Behavioral

The VQ11 questionnaire is a quality of life questionnaire. It contains 11 statements that express feelings about the consequences of a respiratory illness. For each statement, the patient must check the intensity that corresponds to their experience from among: not at all, a little, moderately, a lot, and extremely.

EQ-5D-5L questionnaire

Behavioral

This questionnaire assesses the patient's mobility, autonomy, activities, pain, and anxiety using 5 items. For each item, the patient must select the situation that best describes them from among 5 options: no problem, mild problems, moderate problems, severe problems, or unable to function.

Spirometry

Other

non-invasive measurement of ventilatory function, including peak expiratory flow and forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1)

Chest CT scan

Radiation

High resolution chest CT scan without injection of contrast medium. The scanner required for the manufacture of the prosthesis must be a high-resolution CT scanner, the recommendations for which are specified in the order file for a 3D stent

Commercially Stent Implantation

Procedure

During the commercially stent implantation, a video of the procedure will be recorded and all the pseudonymized videos of each center will be centralized and stored in the pulmonology department of Pr Nicolas Guibert of CHU of Toulouse.

Experimental Stent Implantation

Procedure

During the experimental stent implantation, a video of the procedure will be recorded and all the pseudonymized videos of each center will be centralized and stored in the pulmonology department of Pr Nicolas Guibert of CHU of Toulouse.

Primary outcomes

  1. Rate of patients (Cox model) experiencing one or more severe stent and/or procedure-related complication(s)

    Time frame: 47 months

    Rate of patients (Cox model) experiencing one or more severe stent and/or procedure-related complication(s)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Rate (percent) of all adverse events

    Time frame: 15 months

    Rate (percent) of all adverse events at 3, 6 and 12 months, specifying the causal relationship with the procedure and the MD (certain, probable, possible, not-related) and the intensity (grade).

  2. Evolution in dyspnea

    Time frame: 15 months

    Evolution in dyspnea by mMRC from baseline to 3, 6 and 12 months of follow-up using a Student's t-test.

    The mMRC (MODIFIED MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL) is a scale for assessing dyspnea. There are five stages of dyspnea, numbered from 0 to 4, with 4 being the stage where shortness of breath is most severe.

  3. Evolution in dyspnea

    Time frame: 15 months

    Evolution in dyspnea by dyspnea 12 from baseline to 3, 6 and 12 months of follow-up using a Student's t-test The DYSPNEA-12 questionnaire helps to understand how shortness of breath impacts a patient's life. This questionnaire contains 12 questions that assess the physical and emotional aspects of dyspnea in daily life by checking one of the following boxes: not at all, slightly, moderately, severely

  4. Evolution of quality of life

    Time frame: 15 months

    Evolution of quality of life by VQ11 questionnaire from baseline to 3, 6 and 12 months of follow-up using a Student's t-test. The VQ11 questionnaire is a quality of life questionnaire. It contains 11 statements that express feelings about the consequences of a respiratory illness. For each statement, the patient must check the intensity that corresponds to their experience from among: not at all, a little, moderately, a lot, and extremely.

  5. Evolution of quality of life

    Time frame: 15 months

    Evolution of quality of life by EQ-5D-L questionnaire from baseline to 3, 6 and 12 months of follow-up using a Student's t-test.

    The EQ-5D-5Lquestionnaire assesses the patient's mobility, autonomy, activities, pain, and anxiety using 5 items. For each item, the patient must select the situation that best describes them from among 5 options: no problem, mild problems, moderate problems, severe problems, or unable to function.

  6. Change in pulmonary function tests

    Time frame: 15 months

    Change in pulmonary function tests by pulmonary function tests from baseline to 3 and 12 months using a Student's t-test

  7. Change in pulmonary function tests

    Time frame: 15 months

    Change in pulmonary function tests by FEV1 from baseline to 3 and 12 months using a Student's t-test.

    FEV1 is a non-invasive measurement of ventilatory function, including peak expiratory flow and forced expiratory volume in 1 second

  8. Change in pulmonary function tests

    Time frame: 15 months

    Change in pulmonary function tests by Forced Vital Capacity from baseline to 3 and 12 months using a Student's t-test

  9. Change in pulmonary function tests

    Time frame: 15 months

    Change in pulmonary function tests by the peak flow from baseline to 3 and 12 months using a Student's t-test

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Audrey TOMASIK

CONTACT

[email protected]

+33 (0) 5 61 77 85 97

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Toulouse

Other

Collaborators

  • novatech

Registry information

Official study title

Endoscopic Treatment With 3D Customized Versus Standard Stent for Non-malignant Airway Stenoses: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Acronym: ETNA

Important dates

Study start
2027
Primary completion
2031
Study completion
2031
First posted
Jul 27, 2026
Registry last updated
Jul 27, 2026

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