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The SEQUENCE Trial

Northwestern University · with Johns Hopkins University, University of Michigan · NCT06676956

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
320
US sites recruiting
5
Study start
November 10, 2024
Record last updated
August 25, 2026

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What the study is about

This study will randomize participants undergoing a bronchoscopic biopsy of a peripheral pulmonary nodule for their standard of care to receive robotic-assisted bronchoscopy (RaB) and then staging linear endobronchial ultrasounnd (EBUS) OR staging linear EBUS first, followed by RaB. The goal of this study is to set the standard for optimizing the sequence of bronchoscopic procedures in patients at risk for early-stage malignancy.

Being studied: Linear EBUS first; Robotic-assisted bronchoscopy first

Conditions: Pulmonary Nodules

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Peripheral Pulmonary Nodule undergoing a robotic-assisted bronchoscopy

Exclusion Criteria

  • lymph nodes that are enlarged or PET avid on CT prior to procedure

Recruiting US locations

  • University of California, Davis

    Sacramento, CA 95817

    Site contact: Jeremy Kim

  • Northwestern University

    Chicago, IL 60611

    Site contact: Chris Kapp, MD · 312-695-3800 · christopher.kapp@nm.org

  • Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, MD 21287

    Site contact: Jeffrey Thiboutot · jthibou1@jhmi.edu

  • University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, MI 48109

    Site contact: Max Wayne

  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, NC 27514

    Site contact: Jason Akulian

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Chris Kapp Assistant professor of medicine, MD · 312-695-3800 · christopher.kapp@nm.org
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