Can a smaller incision offer the same cancer surgery outcome?
NCT ID NCT07744087
First seen Aug 04, 2026 · Last updated Aug 05, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial compares two surgical techniques for removing tumors near the pancreas (non-pancreatic periampullary adenocarcinomas). One method uses a single small incision plus one extra port, while the other uses the conventional five-port approach. The study will enroll 232 adults who need this surgery and will measure survival rates, complications, and recovery. The goal is to see if the less invasive technique is as effective as the standard procedure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Modified single-incision plus one-port laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (mSILPD+1)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this less invasive surgery could offer a faster recovery and similar survival outcomes compared to the standard approach, potentially becoming a preferred option for eligible patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a non-inferiority trial, meaning it aims to show the new method is not worse than the standard. It may not prove superiority, and the single-incision technique could be more challenging or carry different risks.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 232 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- 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: * Age 18 years or older and younger than 75 years. * Histopathologically confirmed non-pancreatic periampullary carcinoma, or a high clinical suspicion of non-pancreatic periampullary carcinoma when preoperative pathological confirmation is unavailable. * Determined by preoperative multidisciplinary team evaluation to require pancreaticoduodenectomy. * Able to understand and comply with study procedures. * Able and willing to provide written informed consent before any study-specific screening procedure. * Expected to benefit from therapeutic pancreaticoduodenectomy according to applicable clinical guidelines. Exclusion Criteria: * Distant metastasis, including peritoneal, hepatic, distant lymph node, or other organ metastasis. * Requirement for distal, central, or total pancreatectomy, or another palliative procedure. * Preoperative American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification of 4 or higher. * Concurrent malignancy other than the target cancer. * Pregnancy or breastfeeding. * Severe psychiatric disorder that would interfere with study participation. * Receipt of neoadjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy before surgery. * Vascular invasion requiring vascular resection, as determined by the multidisciplinary team based on preoperative abdominal imaging. * Body mass index greater than 35 kg/m². * Participation in another clinical trial within the previous 3 months.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China
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The People's Hospital of Jianyang City
RECRUITINGJiancheng, Sichuan, 641400, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University (Xinqiao Hospital)
RECRUITINGChongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China
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West China Hospital, Sichuan University
RECRUITINGChengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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