Robots take on stomach cancer: global study aims to perfect surgery
NCT ID NCT07517432
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This international registry collects data from 200 stomach cancer patients who undergo robot-assisted minimally invasive gastrectomy (RAMIG). The goal is to understand surgical techniques, outcomes, and the learning curve for surgeons. By standardizing data collection across continents, researchers hope to improve safety and effectiveness of this advanced surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- robot-assisted minimally invasive gastrectomy (RAMIG) procedure
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this registry could help standardize robot-assisted stomach cancer surgery and reduce complications worldwide.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial. It collects data only, so it won't directly test a new cure or therapy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2021
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2031
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
All gastric cancer patients undergoing RAMIG in a center
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * All gastric cancer patients undergoing RAMIG in a center Exclusion Criteria: * No
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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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, HK
RECRUITINGHong Kong, Hong Kong
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