Can a robot untangle the nerve pain that Won't quit?
NCT ID NCT06578767
First seen Aug 04, 2026 · Last updated Aug 05, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a robot-assisted surgical procedure can relieve chronic pain caused by trapped nerves in the pelvic area. The surgery aims to free the pudendal and inferior cluneal nerves, which may be compressed and causing pain. Researchers will measure changes in pain, anxiety, depression, and quality of life over a year. The study includes 200 adults with this condition who haven't found relief from medical treatment.
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 laparoscopic decompression of the pudendal and inferior cluneal nerves
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a surgical option for people with chronic pelvic pain that hasn't improved with medication, potentially improving pain and quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a surgical procedure with risks like any operation, and it's unclear if it will work for everyone. The trial's results will show whether the benefits outweigh the risks.
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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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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2033
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
This cohort study is a pilot study to evaluate decompression of pudendal and inferior cluneal nerves using robot-assisted laparoscopy for entrapment neuralgias
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Patients over 18 years old * Patients presenting a pudendal and inferior cluneal entrapment neuralgia with 5 positive"Nantes criteria", and failure of the medical treatment * Patient having given consent after reading the information note Exclusion Criteria: * Absence of any "Nantes criteria", * Patient non suitable for surgery/general anesthesia
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UBOSGA
RECRUITINGBordeaux, Gironde, 33000, France
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