Status: Recruiting
Surgical Compared to Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction in Patients With Severe Emphysema
The investigators plan to perform a randomized controlled trial that compares bilateral lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) with bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) using endobronchial valves in terms of efficacy and patient safety.
Participants needed: 120
Trial details
Age: 30-80Biological sex: AllType: InterventionalSponsor: Isabelle Opitz, Professor, MDUpdated: May 8, 2024Locations: 6
Eligibility criteria
Patients suffering from emphysema (all morphologies, uni- or bilateral distribut... [+4]
FEV1 more than 50% predicted [+19]