Can robotic surgery beat standard techniques? a large NHS study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07761299
First seen Aug 12, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks back at NHS records to compare the outcomes of patients who had soft-tissue surgery using the Versius robotic system versus those who had standard laparoscopic or open surgery. Researchers will track complications, hospital stay length, and other measures over 12 months. The goal is to see whether robotic-assisted surgery offers any real-world advantages across multiple surgical specialties.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Robotic-assisted surgery using the Versius system
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide robust evidence on whether robotic-assisted surgery offers better outcomes than standard approaches, guiding future surgical choices in the NHS.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may be influenced by differences in patient groups or surgeon expertise, and outcomes may not apply to all hospitals.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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.
Who is studied
Patients undergoing soft-tissue surgical procedures using the Versius Surgical System or a comparator surgical approach (laparoscopic or open surgery).
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: 1. Patients undergoing one of the index procedures with Versius, laparoscopically or with open surgery. 2. Patients who provide written consent (16 years or older) or for whom an appropriate legal representative who provides written informed consent (\<16 years old). Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients participating in an interventional clinical study that might impact the defined endpoints. 2. Patients undergoing concomitant surgery. 3. Patients or appropriate legal representatives unwilling to provide written consent. 4. Patients with BMI at or above 40 kg/m2.
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How to take part
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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