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A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Percutaneous CT-Guided Biopsy and Shape-Sensing Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy
NCT07761351 · Intuitive Surgical · Updated 25 Sept 2026
- What is being tested
- Shape-Sensing Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy with Cone-Beam CT (ssRAB with CBCT); CT-guided percutaneous lung nodule biopsy
- For
- Lung Cancer (Diagnosis); Lung Nodule
- Kind of study
- Tests a treatment or device on volunteers. Phase 4.
- Who can join
- Ages 18 years and older. About 550 people. The full rules are on the registry page.
- Where
- Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom (3 sites)
- When
- Starts or started 28 Aug 2026, ends 30 April 2029. Registered 12 Aug 2026.
- Results
- None posted yet.
In the researchers' words
The ENCOMPASS study is a post-market, multicenter, randomized controlled trial comparing two established approaches for obtaining a biopsy of small pulmonary nodules (≤2 cm): CT-guided percutaneous lung nodule biopsy and shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy with cone-beam CT (ssRAB with CBCT).
Sites
- Thoraxklinik HeidelbergHeidelberg, Germany
- Basel University HospitalBasel, Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland
- University College London Hospitals NHS FoundationLondon, United Kingdom