New study aims to find best stitching technique for kidney cancer surgery
NCT ID NCT07190638
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two stitching methods used during robot-assisted kidney cancer surgery to see which one better preserves kidney function and reduces blood loss. About 80 adults with kidney cancer will be randomly assigned to receive either a simpler stitch (medullary-only) or a combined stitch (cortical and medullary). The goal is to find the safest and most effective approach for patients.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
-
About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
-
May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of renal mass confirmed by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) * Indication for partial nephrectomy * Written informed consent * Expected survival of at least 6 months * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score performance status ≤ 1 * Negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 24 hours before surgery for women of childbearing potential * Recovery from any prior therapy-related toxicity to grade 1 or better * If a biopsy has been performed, pathology consistent with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) Exclusion Criteria: * Solitary kidney * Multiple or bilateral renal masses if more than one mass is operated on simultaneously or within less than 4 months * Hepatic or renal toxicity grade ≥ 2 with glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \< 30 according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v4) * Bleeding diathesis * Inability to maintain anticoagulation for surgery * Participation in another experimental trial simultaneously or within 30 days prior to enrollment * Significant acute or chronic medical, neurological, or psychiatric condition that could compromise safety, limit study completion, or impair study objectives in the opinion of the Principal Investigator
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for RCC, renal cell cancer are added.
By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Brazilian Institute of Robotic Surgery
RECRUITINGSalvador, Estado de Bahia, 43017030, Brazil
-
Hospital MaterDei Salvador
RECRUITINGSalvador, Estado de Bahia, 40220-005, Brazil
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.