This randomized controlled trial compared the diagnostic utility of rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) of transbronchial needle aspirate (TBNA) specimens to no ROSE. Sixty-eight patients undergoing bronchoscopy with TBNA were randomized to the ROSE or no-ROSE group. The study found no significant differences between the two groups in TBNA diagnostic yield, diagnosis of lung neoplasms, procedure time, sedative use, or number of additional biopsies required. ROSE did not improve the diagnostic power of TBNA in this study. Larger studies are still needed to investigate the utility of ROSE for newer modalities like endobronchial ultrasound-guided TBNA.