# Comparison of Transbronchial, Cryoprobe and VATS Biopsy For the Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)

> **NCT01972685** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Duke University** · enrollment: 14 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Interstitial Lung Disease

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Cryobiopsy biopsy
- **PROCEDURE:** Transbronchial Biopsy
- **PROCEDURE:** VATS biopsy

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01972685
- **Lead sponsor:** Duke University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2013-06
- **Primary completion:** 2018-03-30
- **Final completion:** 2018-03-30
- **Target enrollment:** 14 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2019-07-15


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01972685

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01972685, "Comparison of Transbronchial, Cryoprobe and VATS Biopsy For the Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01972685. Licensed CC0.

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