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Robotic Assisted Surgery for Treatment of Gynecological Diseases: Pilot Study

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Adnexal Diseases
Uterine Diseases
Interventions
Device: TELELAP ALF-X Robotic Surgical System
Registration Number
NCT03093675
Lead Sponsor
SOFAR S.p.A.
Brief Summary

This is a prospective, single-center clinical trial. One hundred and fifty patients affected by adnexal and uterine diseases will be recruited to undergo treatment with robotic assisted laparoscopic procedures using the innovative TELELAP ALF-X Endoscopic Robotic Surgical System with the primary objective of assessing the feasibility, efficacy and safety of this approach.

Detailed Description

The study proposed comprises a prospective, single-center clinical trial (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Rome, A. Gemelli University Polyclinic).

One hundred and fifty patients affected by adnexal and uterine diseases will be recruited to undergo treatment with robotic assisted laparoscopic procedures using the innovative TELELAP ALF-X Endoscopic Robotic Surgical System with the primary objective of assessing the feasibility, efficacy and safety of this approach.

Post-operative pain will be reported by the patients through a Visual Analog Scale (VAS). It will be assessed at 2, 4 and 12 and 24 hours after the procedure.

At the end of patient recruitment, surgical procedure times, the technical limits encountered, estimated blood loss, intra- and post-operative complications and the percentage of conversions from the standard laparoscopic approach to multiple access and/or to a laparotomic approach will be analyzed in order to arrive at the feasibility and efficacy of robotic assisted treatment.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age ≥ 18 years old
  • Sign the informed consent form
  • BMI ≤ 40
  • A.S.A. Class < III or IV

Disease Inclusion Criteria:

  • Ovarian cyst (enucleation/oophorectomy)
  • Prophylactic bilateral oophorectomy
  • Ectopic pregnancy (salpingotomy/salpingectomy)
  • Tubal inflammatory disease (salpingotomy/salpingectomy)
  • Infertility and sterility (treatment of endometriosis, chromo-salpingography, etc.)
  • Benign uterine disease (Fibromatosis, Adenomyosis)
  • Endometrial hyperplasia
  • Stage Ia G1-2 Endometrial tumors
  • Precancerous lesions of the uterine cervix
  • Stage Ia uterine cervical tumors
  • Pelvic endometriosis

Patient

Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnancy
  • Liver disease
  • Coagulation disorders
  • Patient internal or anatomical criteria that preclude a laparoscopic approach

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
TELELAP ALF-X Robotic Surgical SystemTELELAP ALF-X Robotic Surgical SystemThe patients will undergo surgical procedures using the innovative TELELAP ALF-X robotic system.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Feasibility and complications of robotic assisted surgery in the treatment of gynecological diseasesPre-operative to 30 days follow-up

The rate of complications and conversions to laparoscopic/laparotomic surgery will be collected and calculated. As this is a pilot study, no pre-determined success criteria has been set. The number of complications observed during robotic assisted surgery in the treatment of gynecological diseases will be registered.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Robotic assisted surgery learning curve assessed through the reduction of procedure timesThrough study completion, on average 1 year

Assessment of the Robotic assisted surgery learning curve through an assessment of procedure times

Post-operative painEnd of surgery to 24 hours post-op

Post-operative pain will be reported by the patients through a 10-points VAS scale (1-10)

Procedure timesDay of surgical intervention

The duration of each procedure will be registered. Mean duration will be estimated

Intra- and post-operative complicationsDay of surgical intervention, 24h post-surgery and after 30-day follow-up

The number of intra- and post-operative complications complications will be registered and described

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department for the Protection of Health of Women, Newborns, Children and Adolescents A. Gemelli University Polyclinic Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

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Rome, Italy

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