New registry aims to improve robotic esophagectomy outcomes
NCT ID NCT05950438
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is a registry that collects information from 120 adults who are having all or part of their esophagus removed using a robotic surgical technique. The goal is to track short- and long-term health outcomes, such as complications and recovery times, to better understand the effects of this procedure. Participants are followed before, during, and after surgery.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
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
Participants will be identified in the Thoracic Surgery clinic or in the inpatient setting based on the surgeon's expertise who need to undergo an elective esophagectomy procedure.
- Ages
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18 to 89 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: * Adult patients (18 years or older) * Patients undergoing elective esophagectomy for any indication * Patients who have already had an elective esophagectomy for any indication * Patients with consent providing capacity Exclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing emergent esophagectomy * Adults unable to consent * Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers) * Pregnant women * Prisoners * Vulnerable Populations
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Northwestern University
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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