A Study to Optimize Care for Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)

Completed

Conditions studied: Lung Cancer

In brief

This is a research study for participants who have been diagnosed with lung cancer and are receiving VATS (Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery) lobectomy or segmentectomy. The overall objective of this study is to develop a database to collect data on participants who are undergoing VATS lobectomy or segmentectomy for lung cancer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02502695

Run by

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

People needed

173

Starts

2015-06-01

Expected to finish

2019-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-01-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Male and female subjects
• Age ≥ 18 years
• Underwent a VATS lobectomy or segmentectomy procedure for lung cancer -- Note: patients with other malignancies are eligible if they have a primary cancer of the lung as defined above

You may not qualify if…

• Subjects undergoing thoracotomy lobectomy or segmentectomy for lung cancer
• Subjects undergoing surgical procedures other than VATS lobectomy or segmentectomy for lung cancer

Where it is running

• Providence Saint John's Health Center — Santa Monica, California, United States
• Georgetown University Medical Center — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
• WellStar Medical Group — Austell, Georgia, United States
• North Shore University Health System — Evanston, Illinois, United States
• Brigham and Women's Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Washington University in St. Louis — St Louis, Missouri, United States

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