Robot-Assisted surgery for kids: a safer option?
NCT ID NCT07530133
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new robotic system designed to help surgeons perform chest and belly surgeries in children. It will include 64 kids under 18 who need common surgeries like kidney repair or lung removal. The goal is to see if the robot is safe and works as well as standard surgery, with fewer complications.
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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 64 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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0 to 17 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: * Aged 0 to 18 years old (excluding 18 years old), gender is not restricted. * Subjects with indications for pediatric thoracic and abdominal laparoscopic surgery and medically fit for laparoscopic procedures. * Legally authorized representative provides written informed consent; subject assent is obtained when the subject is developmentally capable. Exclusion Criteria: * Previous laparoscopic or open surgery at the target site, deemed unsuitable for laparoscopic surgery by the investigator. * Thoracic/abdominal/pelvic infection, peritonitis, diaphragmatic hernia, or severe systemic infection, deemed unsuitable for laparoscopic surgery. * Severe bleeding tendency or coagulopathy (APTT \> 1.5× upper limit of normal); long-term use of anticoagulants or antiplatelet agents, or such medications not discontinued for at least 1 week preoperatively (prophylactic low-molecular-weight heparin excluded). * Severe cardiovascular or circulatory disease incompatible with surgery. * Epilepsy or cognitive impairment. * Suspected or confirmed drug addiction. * Pregnancy. * Participation in another interventional device clinical trial within 1 month or a drug clinical trial within 3 months prior to enrollment. * Intraoperative findings that preclude laparoscopic surgery (e.g., severe adhesions, anatomical variation, poor exposure). * Other conditions deemed unsuitable by the investigator.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310052, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, China
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Wuhan Children's Hospital
Wuhan, Hubei, 430016, China
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