MedPath

Machine Learning-based Surgical Guidance System for Robot-assisted Rectal Surgery

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Rectum Cancer
Interventions
Other: Additional visualisation of surgical assistance during surgery
Registration Number
NCT05652361
Lead Sponsor
Technische Universität Dresden
Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to evaluate the technical feasibility and applicability of a surgical assistance system based on image recognition algorithms in a first-in-human pilot study. In addition, this study will provide preliminary data on the oncological outcome of the assistance system.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients with rectal cancer scheduled for robot-assisted rectal resection
  • Intact preoperative urogenital/rectal function
  • Full capability of consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Previous/Second malignant disease <5 years before diagnosis of rectal cancer
  • Previous abdominal surgery, except for appendectomy, cholecystectomy or Cesarean section

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Additional visualisation of surgical assistance during surgeryAdditional visualisation of surgical assistance during surgery-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of discrepancies between the surgeon's preparation and the prediction of the CoBot system72 hours after Surgery

System discrepancy score quantifying major misspecifications of the CoBot system in comparison to the surgeon's action

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Operating time [min]During Surgery

Time from skin incision until placement of last skin staple/suture

Duration of postoperative hospital stay [days]At day of discharge, assessed up to 90 days

Postoperative day 1 until day of discharge

Assessment of the difficulty of the preparation48 hours after surgery

Surgeon questionnaire, the questionnaire qualitatively assesses nine items, each item scoring from "not at all" to "very much", evaluated individually

Duration of postoperative intermediate/intensive care unit stay [days]At day of discharge, assessed up to 90 days

Postoperative day 1 until day of discharge

Frequency of peri-operative morbidity after resection24 months

Frequency of peri-operative complications after surgery

Assessment of usability of guidance system48 hours after surgery

Surgeon questionnaire, the questionnaire qualitatively assesses nine items, each item scoring from "not at all" to "very much", evaluated individually

Assessment of pelvic function before and after rectal resection24 months

Rectal and urogenital function will be assessed preoperatively and 12-24 months postoperatively using the PERIFUNC score questionnaire, resulting in a score between 0 and 120. Higher scores mean a worse outcome (worse pelvic function).

Rectal sphincter function before and after rectal resection24 months

Sphincter function will be assessed by manometry preoperatively and 12 - 24 months postoperatively

Kind of peri-operative morbidity after resection24 months

Kind of peri-operative complications after surgery

Assessment of oncological outcomes: Frequency of Overall survival (OS)24 months

The overall survival of all patients is assessed between operation date to date of death of any cause

Assessment of oncological outcomes: Frequency of Progression Free survival (PFS)24 months

The progression free survival of all patients is assessed between operation date to date of tumor progression

Assessment of oncological outcomes: Frequency of Loco-Regional Tumor Free Survival (LRFS)24 months

The Loco-Regional Tumor Free Survival of all patients is assessed between operation date to date of local tumor relapse

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Technische Universität Dresden

🇩🇪

Dresden, Saxony, Germany

© Copyright 2025. All Rights Reserved by MedPath