Minimally invasive surgery may offer safer option for early endometrial cancer
NCT ID NCT07514078
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study compares two surgical approaches for early-stage endometrial cancer: laparoscopic staging (minimally invasive) and open staging laparotomy (traditional open surgery). Researchers will enroll 30 patients to see if laparoscopy is as safe and effective as open surgery, with fewer complications and faster recovery. The goal is to determine if laparoscopy can be a standard alternative for treating early-stage endometrial cancer.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- laparoscopic staging (a minimally invasive surgical procedure)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that laparoscopic staging is a safer and equally effective alternative to open surgery for early-stage endometrial cancer, leading to faster recovery and fewer complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. There is also a risk of surgical complications like injury to organs or bleeding.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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:• Inclusion Criteria: I. Patient histopathological diagnosed early-stage endometrial carcinoma, (stages 1A \&1B) according to FIGO classification. • \- Exclusion Criteria: * Exclusion Criteria: 1. The patient received neoadjuvant chemo or radiotherapy. 2. The presence of ovarian tumors, and proven metastasis outside the uterus. 3. The presence of any contraindication for general anesthesia like heart failure, myocardial infarction, unstable angina, or COPD, poorly controlled or contraindication of Trendelenburg position for a long duration; marked hip disease preventing the usage of the dorsal lithotomy position. 4. Cases with evidenced advanced stage of the neoplasm clinically and radiologically according to the routine pre-operative investigations.
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