Robotic bed promises speedier recovery after heart surgery
NCT ID NCT07273669
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a special robotic bed called LOLE.K to see if it helps people recover faster after heart valve surgery. Twenty patients aged 60 to 85 will use the bed for early rehabilitation. Researchers will measure how long they stay in the hospital, how quickly they get off breathing machines, and how well they feel physically and emotionally. The goal is to see if the bed improves recovery compared to standard physical therapy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- robotic bed (LOLE.K)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this robotic bed could help heart surgery patients recover faster, with shorter hospital stays and better physical and mental well-being.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early study with only 20 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The bed is a device, not a drug, so benefits may be modest.
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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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- 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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60 to 85 years
- 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 undergoing aortic and mitral vale surgery * patients aged between 60 and 85 Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years old * inability to provide informed consent, either verbally or in writing, or unwillingness to participate in systematic follow-up * Life expectancy \< 1 year * Recent myocardial infarction (MI) with ST segment elevation (\< 72 hours) * Left ventricular ejection fraction \< 30% * Clearance della creatinina \< 30 ml/min. Further exclusion criteria included bed rest orders, patients in a palliative care setting or with therapy limitations. Restrictions due to the device were height outside the ranfe of 190cm, weight outside the range of 115kg, pacemakers, other electrical stimulators, or implanted medical pumps.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AOU San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona
Salerno, Campani, 84131, Italy
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