Robot-Assisted microsurgery shows promise in Real-World study
NCT ID NCT04843436
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how well a robotic system called Symani helps surgeons perform very precise reconstructive surgeries on small blood vessels, lymph vessels, and nerves. It included 427 adults who needed this type of surgery after cancer, injury, birth defects, or for lymphedema. The main goal was to see if the robot could complete the surgical tasks as intended.
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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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427 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2021
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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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18 to 100 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: * Male and female patients aged \>18 * Patients who need a reconstructive procedure and a microsurgical reconstruction is deemed the best option by the plastic, orthopedic or other surgeon in response to a post-oncological, post-traumatic or congenital tissue defect or to treat lymphedema. * Patients who have been selected by the PI at the Clinical Center as appropriate candidates for treatment with Symani System in accordance with the IFU. * Subjects who fit the criteria to perform surgery requiring reconstructions using free flaps, replantation, lymphatic reconstructions. * Subjects who agree to have the surgery and the anaesthesia. * Subjects who voluntarily decide to participate in this study with the surgery performed with the aid of the Symani System and sign the Informed Consent Form. Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects who have bleeding or coagulation disorders in the past or present. * Any criteria that preclude prolonged anesthesia. * History of anaphylaxis or severe complicated allergy symptoms. * Clinically significant cardiovascular, digestive, respiratory, endocrine, or central nervous system disorders or previous mental disorders that may significantly affect the data collection or the ability to comply with the protocol. * Evidence or history of autoimmune disease or compromised immune system. * Participation in another clinical trial within 4 weeks prior to participation in the study. * Subjects belonging to vulnerable populations or ineligible to participate for other reasons by the PI at a Clinical Center. * Subjects with pacemaker
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi
Florence, Italy
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BG Kliniken Ludwigshafen
Ludwigshafen, 67071, Germany
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Fachklinik Hornheide
Münster, 48157, Germany
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Helsinki University Hospital
Helsinki, 00029, Finland
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Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Barcelona, 08041, Spain
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Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
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Klinik für Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie UKSH Kiel
Kiel, 24105, Germany
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LKH Salzburg, Universitätsklinik für Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie
Salzburg, 5020, Austria
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Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Brussels, Belgium
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University Hospital Zurich
Zurich, 8091, Switzerland
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