New robotic surgery technique may cut chronic chest pain after lung removal
NCT ID NCT07184463
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares three robotic-assisted surgery methods for lung removal to see which causes the least chronic pain. 120 adults having lung surgery will be followed for 6 months. The goal is to find a technique that reduces nerve damage and long-term chest pain.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) techniques
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could identify a surgical approach that reduces long-term chest pain after lung surgery, improving recovery and quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational comparison, not a randomized trial, so results may be influenced by patient differences. The study is small (120 people) and only follows patients for 6 months, so long-term benefits are uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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.
Who is studied
Patients undergoing elective anatomical pulmonary resection (anatomical segmentectomy, lobectomy or bilobectomy) via minimally invasive approach (robotic).
- 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: * Patients aged 18 years and older * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score 1-3 Exclusion Criteria: * Language barrier, psychiatric, physical or mental condition making pain assessment impossible despite prior education * Patient refusal to participate * Patients reoperated by VATS or thoracotomy in the postoperative period in the context of the occurrence of complications
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montreal
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H2X 3E4, Canada
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