AI analyzes surgeon skills to boost robotic surgery training
NCT ID NCT06037837
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aims to develop new tools that use machine learning to evaluate how well surgeons perform robotic surgery. Researchers will collect data from 1,000 surgeons across different specialties as they perform standard procedures. The goal is to find patterns that can help improve surgical training and, ultimately, patient outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better training tools for surgeons, potentially improving patient safety and outcomes after robotic surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study focused on measuring performance, not testing a new treatment. It may not directly change patient care or surgical practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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.
Who is studied
Surgeons who meet the inclusion criteria will be approached by the study team for participation in this study.
- 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: * Surgeons who perform robotic surgery for candidate procedures * Surgeons who perform candidate procedures that are frequently performed by at least three surgeons (to ensure the ability to make adequate comparisons) * Surgeons who agree to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Surgeons who decline to participate in the study
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)
Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All protocol activites)
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited protocol activities)
Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activites)
Rockville Centre, New York, 11553, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk-Commack (Limited Protocol Activities )
Commack, New York, 11725, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities)
Harrison, New York, 10604, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States
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