Robot surgery from a distance: prostate cancer trial pulled before start
NCT ID NCT07541066
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial was designed to test whether robotic telesurgery—where a surgeon operates a robot from a different location—could safely treat prostate cancer using high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU). The study was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no data on safety or success were collected. It would have included adults eligible for prostate cancer surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) robotic device
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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.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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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Male participants only
- 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: * Adult participants, aged 18 years or older * Participant has been indicated for a focal therapy treatment for prostate cancer, radical prostatectomy, or partial nephrectomy robotic procedures * Each participant should fit the clinical criteria to undergo robotic radical procedure, using either the Single Port or Multi Port robotic approaches, laparoscopic, or an open surgical procedure * Each participant should be willing to participate and consent to participate, as documented by a signed informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Participants for which minimally invasive surgery is contraindicated as determined by the investigator * Participants with comorbidities or medical characteristics, which would preclude the surgical procedure or the equivalent alternative in the opinion of the investigator * Participants who have been diagnosed with a bleeding disorder and/or cannot be removed from their anticoagulants prior to surgery based on surgeon discretion and standard of care * Non-oncology participants with an estimated life expectancy of less than 6 months * Female participants pregnant at the time of the surgical procedure * Participants who are considered to be part of a vulnerable population, including but not limited to those without sufficient mental capacity * Participants who have participated in an investigational drug or device research study within 30 days of enrollment that would interfere with this study * Participants with active infection including but not limited to pneumonia, urinary tract, cellulitis, or bacteremia
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic Foundation Glickman Urological Institute
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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