Single-Port robot could make pediatric surgery less invasive
NCT ID NCT07660497
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether a new robotic system that uses only one small incision (single port) can safely perform common abdominal surgeries in children. The study includes children aged 1 to 17 who need procedures like pyeloplasty or reflux treatment. The goal is to see if the single-port robot works as well as current multi-incision robots, with fewer scars and less pain.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Single Port robotic system
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make robotic surgery less invasive for children, with fewer incisions and potentially faster recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early feasibility study (10 children). The system is not yet approved for children, and there may be technical difficulties or complications.
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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 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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1 year to 17 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: * Aged between 10 and 17 inclusive for the first five and between 1 and 17 for the next five * Parents or guardians affiliated with or entitled to social security * Patient and legal representative of the patient who has received informed information about the study and has signed the consent form for the child's participation in the study. * Patients seen in paediatric surgery consultations at Saint-Etienne University Hospital * Patient requiring abdominal surgery such as pyeloplasty, vesicoureteral reflux or gastro-oesophageal reflux Exclusion Criteria: * History of haemorrhagic disease * History of multiple abdominal surgeries (as intraperitoneal adhesions can make surgical access difficult) * Pregnant adolescents * Patients with electronic implants (e.g. pacemakers). * Parents or guardians under guardianship or trusteeship.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chu de Saint-Etienne Hopital Nord
RECRUITINGSaint-Etienne, 42055, France
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