Stopping smoking before bronchoscopy or CT‑guided lung biopsy

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This is an observational program for people who currently smoke and present with a suspicious round lung lesion; they are urgently advised to quit and offered connections to smoking‑cessation counseling and pharmacotherapy if desired. Nicotine dependence is measured with the Fagerström test and biochemical markers (COHb from blood gas and urine cotinine) are taken at baseline, at the planned result discussion after inpatient histological confirmation (bronchoscopy or CT‑guided puncture), and again at 3 months. The team also records age, gender, height, weight, medications, comorbidities, and body plethysmography data. Participation does not change the clinical course or treatment decisions for the diagnostic workup.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* The patient is an active smoker by the time of the initial presentation in our pneumological outpatient clinic for the clarification of a suspicious nodule

Exclusion Criteria:

* Current or past medically relevant illness or treatment that could affect the evaluability of the study.
* Expected lack of willingness to actively participate in study-related measures.

Where it's running

• University RWTH Aachen
  Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Maria Aetou Dr.med
• Email: maetou@ukaachen.de
• Phone: 00492418088763

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.