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CompletedNCT01102712

Bronchoscopic Thermal Vapor Ablation (BTVA) for Lung Volume Reduction

Evaluation Study of Unilateral Bronchoscopic Thermal Vapor Ablation (BTVA) in Patients With Heterogeneous Emphysema and Upper Lobe Predominance

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
34 (actual)
Sponsor
Uptake Medical Corp · Industry
Sex
All
Age
40 Years – 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

To establish and confirm the safety and clinical utility of BTVA applied unilaterally for lung volume reduction in patients with upper lobe predominate heterogeneous severe emphysema.

Detailed description

All subjects meeting the eligibility criteria and who provide written informed consent will be enrolled. Up to 3 segments in either the right or left upper lobe will be treated with a vapor dose of 10 calories per gram of lung tissue (10 cal/g). Targeted lobe for treatment will be based on lobar disease severity.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DEVICEBTVA SystemUnilateral Bronchoscopic Thermal Vapor Ablation for Lung Volume Reduction

Timeline

Start date
2009-11-01
Primary completion
2010-12-01
Completion
2011-08-01
First posted
2010-04-13
Last updated
2012-02-23

Locations

10 sites across 4 countries: Australia, Austria, Germany, Ireland

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01102712. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.