Robot-Assisted Weight-Loss surgery may cut pain, study hopes
NCT ID NCT06425016
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two types of weight-loss surgery—robotic sleeve gastrectomy and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy—to see which causes less pain right after the operation. About 91 people having sleeve gastrectomy at Cleveland Clinic will be randomly assigned to one method. Researchers will measure pain, opioid use, surgeon comfort, and quality of life up to one year later.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sleeve gastrectomy (laparoscopic or robotic)
- What this could lead to
- If robotic surgery reduces early pain, it could improve recovery and quality of life for people undergoing weight-loss surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial (91 people) comparing two established procedures, so any differences may be modest or not apply to all patients.
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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 91 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * All patients eligible to undergo a SG based on the current National Institute of Health (NIH) patient selection guidelines. Patients should be able to give consent, be deemed medically cleared to undergo elective surgery, and tolerate general anesthesia. Exclusion Criteria: * patients with previous bariatric surgeries, emergency surgeries, with chronic opioid use (daily use of opioids for at least 3 months), and those who are not able to sign the written consent form.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cleveland Clinic
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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