Robot vs. scalpel: which gallbladder surgery is safer?
NCT ID NCT07119203
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study compares two types of gallbladder removal surgery for non-cancerous conditions like gallstones or polyps. About 276 adults will be randomly assigned to either robotic or standard laparoscopic surgery. The main goal is to see if robotic surgery is as safe as the traditional method by tracking complications within 30 days after the operation.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
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
-
About 276 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
-
Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age equal or above 18 years; * Benign gallbladder disease: diagnosis of gallbladder polyps or symptomatic gallstones proven on imaging (ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)); * Capacity to give informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Minimally invasive procedure is not deemed possible by the operating surgeon; * Evidence of acute cholecystitis; * Known stones in the common bile duct (CBD); * Suspicion of possible malignancy; * Pregnancy; * Diagnosis of liver cirrhosis (stage III or IV); * Insufficient language skills to be able to perform the quality-of-life questionnaires.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Benign gallbladder disease are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
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
-
Queen Alexandra Hospital
RECRUITINGPortsmouth, PO6 3LY, United Kingdom
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can a homemade bag make gallbladder surgery safer?
- Robot arms take on gallbladder surgery
- Does the clock affect robotic gallbladder surgery outcomes?
- Can a simple injection replace opioids after gallbladder surgery?
- Can a second nerve block double down on Post-Surgery pain relief?
- Could a new drug make gallbladder surgery recovery smoother?