Robot vs. laparoscope: which surgery is better for adrenal tumors?
NCT ID NCT06407024
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two standard keyhole surgeries to remove adrenal gland tumors: laparoscopic and robotic. Researchers want to see which method is faster and leads to better recovery for patients. About 54 adults with adrenal tumors will take part to help improve future care.
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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 54 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Men and women between ages 18 and 75 2. Diagnosis of an adrenal tumor/pathology planned for a minimally invasive adrenalectomy at the department of endocrine surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Requirement for an open adrenalectomy based on imaging studies suggesting an aggressive cancer. 2. The presence of extensive surgical history precluding a minimally invasive approach to be undertaken. 3. Patients planned for a partial, rather than a complete adrenalectomy, as the former is a much easier procedure. 4. Patients planned for a posterior adrenalectomy (these would be patients with an extensive surgical history with significant intra-abdominal adhesions and those requiring bilateral adrenalectomy). 5. Mental incapacity or language barrier 6. Any condition, unwillingness, or inability, not covered by any of the other exclusion criteria, which, in the study clinician's opinion, might jeopardize the subject's safety or compliance with the protocol
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Locations
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The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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