Robot-Assisted weight loss surgery: a safer, smarter approach?
NCT ID NCT07335731
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing a new single-port robot to help perform weight loss surgery in 50 overweight or obese adults. The goal is to see if the robot makes the surgery safer and more effective, while also reducing surgeon fatigue. Participants must have a BMI of 27.5 or higher and meet standard criteria for metabolic surgery.
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Study facts
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- 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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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 65 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: * ①Overweight or obese patients who meet the criteria for metabolic weight loss surgery, with a BMI ≥ 27.5 kg/m2; ② Patients who understand the purpose of the trial, voluntarily participate in the trial, and sign an informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * ① Patients who cannot tolerate general anesthesia, such as those with severe heart, lung, or liver dysfunction; ② Patients with severe coagulation disorders; ③ Pregnant patients; ④ Patients with concurrent tumors; ⑤ Patients with extensive and severe abdominal adhesions that prevent the establishment of pneumoperitoneum; ⑥ A BMI \> 50 kg/m² is a relative contraindication; ⑦ Patients deemed unsuitable for participation in this trial by any other investigator.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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China-Japan Friendship Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, China
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