Status: Recruiting
CT-guided Lung Biopsy Risk Optimization Method
The purpose of this randomized controlled study is to evaluate the extent to which injection of a small amount of fluid in the pleural cavity at the biopsy site may reduce the risk of pneumothoraces, in addition to patient positioning to allow biopsy in gravity-dependent areas of the lung.
Participants needed: 198
Trial details
Age: 18-100Biological sex: AllType: InterventionalSponsor: Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital BernUpdated: Feb 2, 2026Locations: 1
Eligibility criteria
Ability to provide informed consent (knowledge of project languages), >18 years. [+2]
Preintervention bleeding into the pleural cavity [+3]