Robotic pancreatic surgery: how fast do patients recover?
NCT ID NCT04171440
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at how patients recover after robotic surgery to remove part of the pancreas (pancreaticoduodenectomy). It included 91 adults with tumors in the pancreas or nearby areas. The main goal was to see how long they stayed in the hospital and how quickly they returned to normal function. This was an observational study, meaning it only watched what happened without testing a new treatment.
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Study facts
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- 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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91 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2020
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * ≥18 years old * Symptomatic benign, premalignant, or resectable malignant periampullary and pancreatic tumor requiring resection * Fit to undergo elective pancreaticoduodenectomy after evaluation by the surgical and anesthesiology teams * Able to consent to participate in the study * Appropriate for robotic approach as determined by participating surgeons Exclusion Criteria: * Arterial (superior mesenteric artery, celiac axis, hepatic artery) or venous involvement (superior mesenteric vein, portal vein) which meets the definition of borderline or unresectable tumor * Pregnancy * BMI \>40 kg/m2 * Patient requires an additional surgical resection during the index operation (such as hepatectomy or colectomy)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Atrium Health
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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