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title: Study the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Role of Flexible Bronchoscopy in the Patients Attending Assuit University Children Hospita
nct_id: NCT07043309
overall_status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
sponsor: Assiut University
study_type: OBSERVATIONAL
primary_condition: Chest Disorder
canonical_url: "https://parkinsonspathways.com/agent/trials/NCT07043309.md"
clinicaltrials_gov: "https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07043309"
ct_last_update_post_date: 2025-06-29
last_seen_at: "2026-05-12T06:36:23.984Z"
source: ClinicalTrials.gov (mirrored, no enrichment)
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# Study the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Role of Flexible Bronchoscopy in the Patients Attending Assuit University Children Hospita

**NCT ID:** [NCT07043309](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07043309)

## Key Facts

- **Status:** NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- **Study Type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Target Enrollment:** 30
- **Lead Sponsor:** Assiut University
- **Conditions:** Chest Disorder
- **Start Date:** 2025-07-01
- **Completion Date:** 2026-08-01
- **CT.gov Last Update:** 2025-06-29

## Brief Summary

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

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## Eligibility

- **Minimum age:** 1 Year
- **Maximum age:** 18 Years
- **Sex:** ALL
- **Healthy Volunteers:** No

```
Inclusion Criteria:

* Age group of children ≥1≤18 years

  * All children in pediatric bronchoscopy unit
  * Both sex
  * Children first guardians accepted to participate in the current study

Exclusion Criteria:

* age less than1year or more than 18 years

  * Children first guardians refused to participate in the current study
```

## Arms

- **study group** — All children in pediatric bronchoscopy unit

## Primary Outcomes

- **the adverse events of flexible bronchoscopy** _(time frame: baseline)_ — Severedesaturation(SaO2\<80%)duringbronchoscopy

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