Robot-Assisted surgery aims to improve rectal tumor removal
NCT ID NCT07522294
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new robotic surgery method for removing rectal tumors. The approach uses a single-port robot to improve flexibility and visibility during the operation. Researchers will study 20 patients with benign or early-stage rectal tumors to see if the procedure is safe and effective. The goal is to create a standard way to perform this robotic surgery.
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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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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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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20 to 80 years
- 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: * Patients with benign rectal lesions, including large adenomas or polyps not amenable to standard endoscopic removal * Patients with recurrent or residual rectal lesions following incomplete endoscopic resection * Patients with early-stage rectal cancer (clinical T1 tumors confined to the submucosa) with favorable histologic features (e.g., well-differentiated, no lymphovascular or perineural invasion) * Select patients with T2 rectal cancer who are medically unfit for radical surgery or require local palliation * Patients with clinically downstaged rectal cancer (e.g., cT0 or near-complete response) following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, in whom TAMIS may be used for local excision to confirm pathological response Exclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing excision of rectal neuroendocrine tumors * Patients with bulky tumors or advanced disease (clinical T3-T4) * Patients with radiologic or clinical evidence of nodal involvement * Patients with high-risk histologic features (e.g., lymphovascular invasion, perineural invasion, poor differentiation), unless TAMIS is performed for palliative purposes or in patients unfit for radical surgery * Patients in whom completion radical surgery is clearly indicated based on preoperative assessment
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou
Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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