New 3D map may help surgeons remove kidney tumors faster
NCT ID NCT06868186
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a software tool called RUS NE that creates a 3D model of a patient's kidney tumor and nearby blood vessels. Surgeons use it as a navigation guide during robot-assisted partial nephrectomy. The trial involves 204 adults with kidney tumors up to 7 cm, split into two groups: one using the tool and one without. The main goal is to see if the tool can reduce surgery time by at least 10%.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- RUS NE surgical navigation software (a 3D planning tool for surgeons)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this tool could help surgeons perform kidney tumor removal faster and more precisely, potentially reducing complications and recovery time.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-sized trial testing a navigation aid, not a new treatment. The benefit is a modest time reduction, and the tool may not improve patient outcomes or work for all tumor types.
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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 204 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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19 to 80 years
- 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: * Individuals who were diagnosed with renal tumor and undergo robot-assisted partial nephrectomy * The diameter of renal tumor is 7cm or below * Individuals aged between 19 and 80 * Individuals who, before participating in the clinical trial, undergo an interview in a separate place, understand sufficient explanation of the purpose and content of the trial, and voluntarily sign informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals with solitary kidney or horseshoe kidney * Individuals undergo bilateral nephrectomy * Individuals undergo operation other than partial nephrecotmy * Individuals with a history of abdominal surgery and are expected to have severe intra-abdominal adhesion influencing the surgical outcomes * Individuals with severe chronic kidney disease (eGFR \< 45, calculated with EPI-CKI equation) * Individuals with American society of anesthesiologists physical status classification (ASA) IV-VI * Individuals with a history of psychosis, alcohol abuse or are expected not to adhere to the schedule of the clinical study * Individuals who were participated in other clinical study within 4 weeks of screening * Individuals who are thought to be inappropriate to participate to the clinical trial by the investigators
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Asan Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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Chonnam National University Hospital
RECRUITINGKwangju, Jeollanam-do, South Korea
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Samsung Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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Severance Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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