AR goggles for surgeons: a new way to remove liver tumors?
NCT ID NCT07630610
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early study tests an augmented reality (AR) system that overlays a tumor's image onto the liver during keyhole surgery. Six adults scheduled for liver tumor removal will participate. The goal is to see if the AR guidance helps surgeons remove tumors more completely and safely.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Augmented reality system
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make liver tumor surgery safer and more precise, reducing complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small pilot study with only 6 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The technology may not improve outcomes as expected.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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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
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About 6 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Subject scheduled for liver tumor resection of one or more tumors. One tumor per surgery is always chosen as the study tumor and will be removed first. 2. The tumor must be susceptible to uncomplicated wedge resection within one to two segments. 3. The tumor has been diagnosed as malignant or is suspected to be malignant based on imaging or clinical assessment. 4. The tumor's size should not exceed 50 mm in any orientation. 5. Subject 18 years or older. 6. Subject is able to read and understand the Patient information which is written in Swedish. 7. Subject has given consent to study participation. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Unresectable tumors. 2. Not uncomplicated resection (e.g. central resection, re-resection, or large resection, defined as resection of more than two segments). 3. Subject is not suitable for MIS, as judged by the principal investigator. 4. Subject with reduced kidney function. 5. Subject with known hypersensitivity to contrast agents. 6. Subject considered unable to comply with hospital's instructions, at the discretion of the principal investigator. 7. Subject is not suitable for inclusion in the opinion of the investigator. 8. Pregnant women.
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