3D Lung Scan Simulation to Predict Breathing Ability After Lung Cancer Surgery
Tests a 3D scan simulation to predict lung function after surgery for lung cancer.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- National Taiwan University Hospital
- Where
- Taipei, TaiwanSee the site
- Trial code
- Registry title
- 3D Virtual Resection for Predicting Lung Function in VATS
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 60 people, planned
- Started
- 7 Apr 2026
- Expected to end
- 30 Jun 2027
- Type of study
- Observational, 2 groups
- Record updated
- 13 May 2026
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults with non-small cell lung cancer who are scheduled for keyhole (VATS) surgery to remove a lung lobe or segment at National Taiwan University Hospital or NTU Cancer Center.
- Age
- 18 to 80 years
- Sex
- All sexes can join.
- Disease stage
- Non-small cell lung cancer, with a planned VATS lobectomy or segmentectomy.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Not scheduled for VATS lobectomy or segmentectomy
- Diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Unable or unwilling to sign the informed consent form
- Vulnerable populations
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Patients scheduled for video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) lobectomy or segmentectomy at National Taiwan University Hospital or NTU Cancer Center
- Age between 18 and 80 years
- Patients who have signed the informed consent form agreeing to provide imaging data for 3D modeling
Who cannot take part
- Patients diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Age younger than 18 or older than 80 years
- Patients not scheduled for VATS lobectomy or segmentectomy
- Patients unable or unwilling to sign the informed consent form
- Vulnerable populations
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 80 years old?
Where in Taiwan
- National Taiwan University Cancer CenterTaipei, TaiwanContact: Chih-Hsiang Chang, MDTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
This study aims to validate a novel preoperative assessment strategy using three-dimensional (3-D) computed tomography (CT) reconstruction and virtual resection simulation. The goal is to accurately predict postoperative pulmonary function in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) undergoing Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) anatomical resection.
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Accurate prediction of postoperative lung function is crucial for patient safety. Traditional methods, such as segment counting, often lack precision because they assume all lung segments contribute equally to function, ignoring variations caused by tumors or emphysema. This study utilizes 3-D "virtual resection" to quantify the "Planned Resected Ventilated Lung Volume Fraction" (pRVLVF) before surgery.
The study will recruit 60 participants divided into two groups: those undergoing lobectomy (n=30) and those undergoing segmentectomy (n=30). Participants will undergo standard thin-slice CT scans and pulmonary function tests (PFT) before surgery. Postoperatively, lung function and recovery will be tracked at 3, 6, and 12 months to develop a dynamic prediction model and evaluate the compensatory capacity of the residual lung.
The 2 groups in the trial
- VATS Segmentectomy Group
Patients with non-small cell lung cancer scheduled to undergo video-assisted thoracoscopic segmentectomy.
- VATS Lobectomy Group
Patients with non-small cell lung cancer scheduled to undergo video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy.
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Preoperative Three-Dimensional Virtual Resection Predicts Postoperative Pulmonary Function After Anatomical Resection : A Prospective Longitudinal Study
- Plain-language title
- 3D Lung Scan Simulation to Predict Breathing Ability After Lung Cancer SurgeryGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 13 November 2026.
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT07436598, who can take part
- Record updated
- 13 May 2026