CT-Based Scoring System to Predict Surgical Need in Tracheal Stenosis (TSMAS Study)
ConditionTracheal Stenosis
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorOndokuz Mayıs University
About this trial
This study aims to develop a CT-based scoring system to help predict whether patients with tracheal stenosis will require surgical treatment or can be managed with endoscopic procedures. Using retrospective data, researchers will evaluate CT scans of patients diagnosed with tracheal stenosis to measure features such as airway diameter, wall thickness, and tissue density (measured in Hounsfield Units). The goal is to create a non-invasive, reproducible, and objective tool-called the Tracheal Stenosis Morphology and Attenuation Score (TSMAS)-that can support clinical decision-making and improve treatment planning.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age ≥ 18 years
Diagnosed with tracheal stenosis
Underwent thoracic CT imaging at the time of diagnosis
CT scans available in adequate quality and in DICOM format
Disqualifiers
Tracheal stenosis due to malignancy, foreign body, or tracheobronchial tumors
History of tracheal surgery before CT imaging
Poor quality CT images (e.g., motion artifacts, incomplete tracheal segments)
Patients with a history of radiotherapy (RT) to the neck or mediastinum
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- CT-Based Morphologic and Attenuation Scoring
Treatment groups
80 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupLocations
Sponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov