New tool aims to simplify robotic surgery port closure
NCT ID NCT07649915
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a device called TroClose™ 1200, which is placed at the start of robotic surgery to help close the port site at the end. About 26 adults having robotic surgery will take part. The goal is to see if the device works safely and effectively for closing the incision.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- TroClose™ 1200 fascial closure device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this device could make closing surgical ports faster and easier during robotic surgeries.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 26 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The device may not work as intended or could cause complications.
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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 26 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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Dec 2026
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 to 95 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: * Males or female patients age 18 to 95 years old * Scheduled to undergo an elective, clinically indicated robotic surgery with a da Vinci® 12 mm assistant port * Trocar site is appropriate for TroClose™ per Investigator/Surgeon discretion * Subject is able and willing to sign a written informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Scheduled to undergo emergency surgery * Weight under 45kg (99.2 pounds) * Infection at port site * Prior surgical mesh at intended incision location * Surgeon-determined contraindication for use of the TroClose™ 1200 * Inability to provide written, informed consent * Known allergy to PGA (Polyglycolic Acid) * PLA (Polylactic Acid).
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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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AHN Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212, United States
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