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

N/ATerminatedNCT00912366

Medtronic - MITG39 enrolled

Overview

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

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Non Small Cell Lung Cancer

Interventions

LobectomyPROCEDURE

Assessment of VATS versus open surgery.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 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 Exclusion Criteria: * 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 * Subject is unable to comply with any of the following: * Study requirements * Give valid informed consent * Follow-up schedule

Locations (1)

New York University School of Medicine

New York, New York, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Assess hospital length of stay (LOS).

Time frame: 1 time point (discharge)

Pain Scale Evaluation

Time frame: 5 time points out to 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

Assess quality of life.

Time frame: 2 time points out to 6 months

Assess peri-operative and post-operative complications.

Time frame: 5 time points out to 6 months.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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