New robot arm joins stomach cancer surgery team
NCT ID NCT07310888
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new robotic system with an extra arm for stomach cancer surgery. Ten adults with stomach cancer will have their surgery using this robot. The goal is to see if the robot is safe and can complete the surgery without switching to other methods.
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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 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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18 to 75 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: * Age 18-75 * Body mass index \<35 kg/m2 * Newly diagnosed tumors of the stomach / gastro-esophageal junction, scheduled to undergo elective gastrectomy (Proximal gastrectomy, distal gastrectomy, total gastrectomy) * Willingness to participate as demonstrated by giving informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Previous abdominal surgery precluding performance of MIS gastrectomy * Contraindication to general anesthesia * Severe concomitant illness that drastically shortens life expectancy or increases risk of therapeutic intervention * Untreated active infection * Noncorrectable coagulopathy * Presence of another malignancy or distant metastasis * Emergency surgery * Vulnerable population (e.g., mentally disabled, pregnancy)
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fujita Health University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNagoya, Japan
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong
RECRUITINGHong Kong, Hong Kong
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