New robot arm takes on cancer surgery – first safety check begins
NCT ID NCT07632638
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will test a new robotic surgery platform called RonovoTM in 40 adults with cancer who need elective surgery. The robot helps surgeons perform minimally invasive procedures in digestive, thoracic, urology, and gynecology areas. Researchers will track complications, technical failures, and how well the surgery goes to see if the platform is safe and effective.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- RonovoTM Robotic Surgical Platform
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide safety data to support regulatory approval of a new robotic surgery tool for cancer operations in Latin America.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage registry with only 40 participants and no comparison group, so results may not apply broadly. Technical failures or complications could occur.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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18 years and older
- 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: 1. Age ≥ 18 years 2. Confirmed malignancy diagnosis 3. Elective indication for robotic approach using RonovoTM 4. Able to understand and sign informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Formal contraindication to minimally invasive surgery 2. Severe comorbidity prohibiting the procedure 3. Refusal to participate or sign informed consent 4. Emergency surgery
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo - ICESP
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, São Paulo, 05403-010, Brazil
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