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Robots vs. surgeons: which is better for hysterectomy?
NCT ID NCT05613816
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compared robot-assisted laparoscopy using the Senhance Surgical System to conventional laparoscopy for hysterectomy and other uterine surgeries. Researchers measured operating time, blood loss, and safety in 78 patients. The goal was to see if the robot offers advantages over standard minimally invasive surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Senhance Surgical System (robot-assisted surgical device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that robot-assisted surgery is as safe and efficient as conventional laparoscopy, potentially offering surgeons more precision.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study, not a randomized trial, so results may not apply broadly. The robot may not improve outcomes or could increase costs.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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78 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Finished
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Jan 2024
- 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
primary care clinic
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * age ≥18 years * BMI ≤40 kg/m2 * indication for hysterectomy for benign disease or prophylactic surgery due to hereditary cancer * indication for radical hysterectomy and/or pelvic-/para-aortic (sentinel-node) lymphadenectomy for cervical cancer * indication for modified radical hysterectomy and/or pelvic-/para-aortic (sentinel-node) lymphadenectomy for endometrial cancer * indication for other uterine conditions / adnexal conditions that require uterine/adnexal/tubal surgery: Fibroids, Endometriomas, Cystic masses, Ectopic pregnancies, Sactosalpinx, Inflammatory adnexal disease, Opportunistic salpingectomy as part of hysterectomy or exclusively, Cervico-/Sacrokolpopexy * size of uterus and vagina allows for retrieval by the vaginal route in cancer patients * written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * known extensive intra-abdominal adhesions * anaesthesiological contraindications to laparoscopy * women with pacemaker or other implants where electrosurgery is to be avoided * women with known defects of the hemostasis * pregnancy * other internal or anatomical criteria that preclude a minimal invasive approach * inability to understand patient information
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital Tuebingen, Department of Women's Health
Tübingen, 72076, Germany
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