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Although both platforms are routinely used in clinical practice, comparative effectiveness data are lacking.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We sought to compare the effectiveness of robotic-assisted and electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy for the evaluation of peripheral pulmonary lesions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In an investigator-initiated, single-center, cluster-randomized noninferiority trial, we assigned patients undergoing diagnostic bronchoscopy for evaluation of a peripheral pulmonary lesion to either robotic-assisted or electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy. The cluster randomization unit was the operating room in which patients were scheduled. The primary outcome was the diagnostic yield of the procedure, defined as the proportion of cases yielding lesional tissue. Secondary and safety outcomes included procedure duration and complications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Measurements and Main Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among the 411 patients included in the modified intention-to-treat analysis, lesional tissue was obtained in 158 of 203 (77.8%) patients in the robotic-assisted group and 157 of 208 (75.5%) patients in the electromagnetic group; the P value for noninferiority was 0.007. The median duration of bronchoscopy was 37 minutes in the robotic-assisted group and 32 minutes in the electromagnetic group (difference, 5 min; 95% confidence interval\u2009=\u20092.0\u20137.7). 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