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NCT07043309
Study the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Role of Flexible Bronchoscopy in the Patients Attending Assuit University Children Hospita
trial in Chest Disorder in 30 participants. Not yet recruiting.
1 August 2026
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Assiut University |
|---|---|
| Status | Not yet recruiting |
| Study type | OBSERVATIONAL |
| Enrollment | 30 |
| Start date | 1 July 2025 |
| Primary completion | 1 August 2026 |
| Estimated completion | 1 August 2026 |
Conditions studied
- Chest Disorder — all drugs for Chest Disorder →
Sponsor
Assiut University
Who can join
Adults 1 to 18, any sex, with Chest Disorder. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
Bronchoscopyhasbeenutilizedinchildrenforlongforthediagnosisofairwayabnormalitiesand obtainingbronchoalveolarlavage.Thoughtherehasbeenrapidgrowthofbronchoscopic interventionsinadultpatients,useinchildrenhasbeenlimited.Newerbronchoscopictechnologies andinstrumentsarefocussedlargelyonadultpatients.Riskofsedationandsmallairwaysizealso havebeenlimitingfactors.Butrecentadvancesinequipmentsintheformofhinnerbronchoscopes withworkingchannelsandthinnerinstrumentshavefacilitatedbronchoscopicinterventionsin children.(1) Pediatricflexiblelaryngotrachealbronchoscopy(FB)isahighlyversatileandeffectivediagnostic andtherapeutictoolwithanimportantroleinpediatricrespiratorymedicine. Itwasfirstdescribedin 1968andappliedinthepediatricpopulation10yearslater.(2,3,4) Nowadays,FBisanintegralpartofthemaagementofneonates, infants,andchildrenwithvarious lungandairwaydiseases. InternationalrecommendationsonpediatricFBhavebeenpublishedby theEuropeanRespiratorySociety(ERS)andtheAmericanThoracicSocietyanddescribethe indications,thefacilities,andequipmentneededfortheprocedure,careoftheinstrumentsinvolved, techniques,andsuggestionsforsedationandpatientmanagement.(5-7) FBcanbeperformedfordiagnosticand/ortherapeuticpurposes.Itenablesanassessmentofthe airway'sanatomicalfeaturesandthecollectionofsamplesfromthedistalairways(bronchoalveolar lavage\[BAL\],bronchialbrushing,bronchialbiopsy)forpathologicalandmicrobiological examination.IndicationsfordiagnosticFB includestridor,persistent/re-currentwheezing,chronic cough(productiveorotherwise),recurrentpneumonia,suspectedforeignbodyaspiration, hemoptysisandpulmonaryhemorrhage,suspectedstructuralanomaliesorendobronchial lesions, radiographicabnormalities(atelectasis,recurrent/persistentconsolidations,atypicalandunknown infiltrates, localizedhyperinflation),monitoringoflungallograftorartificialairway,andobstructive sleepapnea)6,7). IndicationsfortherapeuticFB includerestoringairwaypatencyincasesofmucusplugsorblood clots,treatingalveolarfillingdisorders(alveolarproteinosisandlipidpneumonia),controlling hemorrhage,dilatingastenoticairway,andbronchoscopicintubation.(7) Theneedforgeneralanaesthesiainthesepatientsincreasestheproblemsofairwaybecauseof theneedtoshareanalreadycompromisedairwaywiththeendoscopist.Asimpleandsafemethod isdescribed.Generalanaesthesiaisinducedeitherbyintravenousorinhalationtechnique The childbreathesspontaneouslyviaamaskwithahighinspiredoxygenconcentrationandhalothane a$thecordsaresprayedwithlignocaine.TheBodaisuction-safeswivel-Yconnector(Sontek MedicalInc.CatalogNo:SMI-1002)isaversatileplasticadapterwithstandard15mmfittingswhich sitswellbetweentheRendellBaker-SoucekmaskandtheAyre'sT-piece.(8,9) toevaluatetheindications\&thefindingandtheadverseeventsofflexiblebronchoscopyat pediatric bronchoscopyunitatassuituniversitychildrenhospital
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- Last refreshed: 29 June 2025
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