Laparoscopic Surgery Versus Robot Surgery for Right-side Colon Cancer: Short-term Outcome of a Randomised Clinical Trial

Overview

The recent introduction of robotic surgical system has revolutionized the field of minimally invasive surgery. The investigators hypothesized that adoption of a robotic surgical system for patients with right-side colon cancer seems appealing because This system provides high-definition three-dimensional vision, eliminates physiologic tremor, and better ergonomics. This randomized controlled trial was designed to determine the safety and efficacy of robotic right hemicolectomy in comparison with laparoscopic right hemicolectomy.

Study Type

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design
    • Allocation: Randomized
    • Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
    • Primary Purpose: Treatment
    • Masking: Single (Investigator)
  • Study Primary Completion Date: December 2011

Interventions

  • Procedure: robot-assisted surgery
    • da Vinci surgical system® (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA, USA)
  • Procedure: laparoscopic right-hemicolectomy
    • Conventional laparoscopic procedures

Arms, Groups and Cohorts

  • Experimental: RAP
    • individuals who underwent robot-assisted surgery for primary right-sied colon cancer
  • Active Comparator: LAP
    • Individuals who underwent laparoscopic surgery for primary right-side colon cancer

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • surgical quality based on pathological examination
    • Time Frame: during perioperative period (1-30 days after operation)

Secondary Measures

  • complication
    • Time Frame: during perioperative period ( 1-30 days after primary operation)

Participating in This Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria

  • primary cancer – right-side located tumor (from cecum to proximal transverse colon) Exclusion Criteria:

  • tumor with obstruction – tumor with perforation – clinically advanced tumor (T4 stage) – tumor with distant metastases – synchronous tumor

Gender Eligibility: All

Minimum Age: 20 Years

Maximum Age: 80 Years

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: No

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • Kyungpook National University Hospital
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Principal Investigator: Gyu-Seog Choi, Colorectal Cancer Center – Kyungpook National University Hospital

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