Robots to perform surgery on kids: stanford launches major trial

NCT ID NCT06671639

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: Stanford University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Stanford University is testing the da Vinci Xi robot for various surgeries in children aged 6-21. The study will enroll 250 participants to check if the robot is safe and works well. The goal is to see if robotic surgery can be a good option for kids needing procedures like gallbladder removal or lung surgery.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: da Vinci Xi Robotic Surgery System
What this could lead to: If successful, this could show that robotic surgery is safe and effective for children, potentially reducing recovery time and complications.
What could go wrong: This is an early pilot study with no control group, so results may not prove superiority over standard surgery. Device-related complications are possible.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

endometriosis

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

BRONCHOPLASTY CERVICAL AND THORACIC TRACHEOPLASTY CHOLECYSTECTOMY ENDOLARYNGEAL ADJACENT TISSUE TRANSFER ENDOMETRIOSIS ENDOSCOPIC LARYNGEAL/PHARYNGEAL SUTURING HYSTERECTOMY ILEOCOLONIC RESECTIONS LARYNGEAL CLEFT REPAIR LARYNGOPLASTY LOBECTOMY/WEDGE LUNG RESECTION LUNG SEGMENTECTOMY PHARYNGOPLASTY PROCTECTOMY WITH ILEAL POUCH-ANAL ANASTOMOSIS SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY SPLENECTOMY THYMECTOMY URETERAL RE-IMPLANT VOCAL FEMINIZATION

Contacts and locations

Locations

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
RECRUITING

Stanford, California, 94305, United States

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