Clinical trials: Laparoscopic Surgical Procedure
Biliary Colic, Cholecystitis
Initial Experience With a New Laparoscopic Based Robotically Assisted Surgical System for Cholecystectomy
The Senhance™ surgical robotic system, previously known as Telelap Alf-X (TransEnterix, Morrisville, NC, USA) has recently become available in the UK.
- Trial name
- NCT03380572
- Testing
- Senhance Assisted Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Fatigue
Bundling and Unbundling the Laparoscopic Electrosurgery Cord With the Camera Cord
Electrosurgery is used in virtually every laparoscopic operation performed. Capacitive coupling is a common electrosurgery complication.
- Trial name
- NCT01707095
- Testing
- Unbundling of cords, Bundling of cords
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Morbid Obesity, Hernia
Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Database for the Purpose of Research
The Minimally Invasive Surgery Team (MIST) are establishing a separate research database to find out more about patient's undergoing minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopic , open and robot assisted) procedures at UCSD.
- Conditions
- Morbid Obesity, Hernia, Colorectal Cancer, Laparoscopy
- Trial name
- NCT00535990
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Renal Transplant Donor of Left Kidney, Donor Nephrectomy
Robotic Single Port Donor Nephrectomy
Feasibility study on robotic-assisted single-site donor nephrectomy utilizing da Vinci instrumentation and Single-Site platforms.
- Conditions
- Renal Transplant Donor of Left Kidney, Donor Nephrectomy, Robotic Surgery, Single-port
- Trial name
- NCT01925677
- Testing
- da Vinci® Single-Site™
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Intraoperative Complications, Thermal Injury
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy And Capacitive Coupling - Coag Versus Blend Mode Causing Thermal Injury at Port Site Skin
Monopolar radiofrequency energy is used to perform the laparoscopic cholecystectomy operation. The appearance of burns are common following laparoscopic cholecystectomy; particularly at the port site of the active electrode.
- Conditions
- Intraoperative Complications, Thermal Injury, Electrocoagulation
- Trial name
- NCT01664806
- Testing
- Covidien Triad monopolar generator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy
The Impacts of Surgical Visibility Through Deep Neuromuscular Blockade on Intraocular Pressure in Patients Undergoing Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy
Intraocular pressure is significantly increase during robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy which is performed in a steep trendelenburg position at prolonged times of pneumoperitoneum.
- Trial name
- NCT02109133
- Testing
- deep neuromuscular blockade, moderate neuromuscular blockade, Rocuronium
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University
Pain, Postoperative, Surgical Procedure, Unspecified
Randomized Trial of Wound Infiltration With Extended-release Bupivacaine Before Laparoscopic or Robotic Hysterectomy
The investigators are studying ways to improve pain control after surgery. One way to decrease pain is to inject incisions with a numbing medicine (local anesthetic) while in the operating room.
- Trial name
- NCT02352922
- Testing
- Liposomal Bupivacaine, Bupivacaine HCl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth
Laparoscopic Surgery
Device to Assist With Abdominal Access During Laparoscopic Surgery
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and ease of use of a TauTona Pneumoperitoneum Assist Device (TPAD) to assist with obtaining peritoneal access with a Veress needle, and for placing a primary trocar, during…
- Trial name
- NCT04392635
- Testing
- TauTona Pneumoperitoneum Assist Device (TPAD), Standard of Care (SOC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Inguinal Hernia
Mastery Learning Inguinal Hernia Repair
Abstract: Minimally invasive techniques are now ubiquitous in the management of surgical disease. Competence in laparoscopy requires specialized training and practice.
- Trial name
- NCT01085500
- Testing
- Mastery Learning TEP Curriculum, Current Practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Uterine Diseases
Hysterectomy by Transabdominal Laparoscopy or NOTES
Objective: To randomly compare hysterectomy by vaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (vNOTES) versus laparoscopy uterus in women with benign gynecological pathology.
- Trial name
- HALON (NCT02631837)
- Testing
- vNOTES hysterectomy, LSC hysterectomy
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imelda Hospital, Bonheiden
Intraoperative Complications, Postoperative Complications
Hemodynamic and Respiratory Variations During Laparoscopic Surgery With and Without Deep Neuromuscular Blockade.
The goal of this study is to investigate the effect of depth of neuromuscular block (NMB) on global and regional (dependent versus nondependent) respiratory mechanics during laparoscopic surgery.
- Conditions
- Intraoperative Complications, Postoperative Complications, Laparoscopy, Surgical Complications From General Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT02025075
- Testing
- Rocuronium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Pain
Study of TAP and Laparoscopic and Robotic Gynecologic Procedures and Obese Women
Study the effect of the Transversis Abdominis Plane (TAP) block on pain after surgery for obese women undergoing laparoscopic or robotic gynecologic procedures.
- Trial name
- NCT01866917
- Testing
- Ropivacaine 0.5% 20cc injectate bilaterally
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Endometriosis
Ultravision™ System to Facilitate Low Impact Laparoscopic Surgery for Endometriosis
This is a prospective single arm study. The study will enroll 20 patients. Comparisons to prior clinical trials and published literature will be made to assess the relative significance of the study results.The study will enroll…
- Trial name
- NCT03956082
- Testing
- Ultravision™ Visual Field Clearing System, Ultravision Ionwand™
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mercy Research
Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Abdominal Surgery
The Effect of Abdominal Binder Use on Postoperative Pain and Mobility in Patients Undergoing Pelvic Surgery
To determine the effect of post-operative abdominal binder usage on total narcotic usage after undergoing surgery. To determine if abdominal binder usage results in decreased visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores and shorter time…
- Conditions
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Abdominal Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery, Post Operative Pain
- Trial name
- NCT03684304
- Testing
- Abdominal binder
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Pain
Analgesic Efficacy & Safety of Intravenous (IV) Acetaminophen Versus Placebo for the Treatment of Postop Pain
This research study will look at the pain relieving ability and safety of using repeated doses of intravenous (into the vein [IV]) acetaminophen in the treatment of moderate postoperative pain after planned or elective abdominal…
- Trial name
- NCT00564486
- Testing
- IV Acetaminophen
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 244 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mallinckrodt
Surgical Simulation Education
Assessment of the Transferability of Skills From Robotic to Laparoscopic Simulation Platforms
This is a randomized controlled trial that will randomize 40 surgical skill naive medical students to practice on a robotic simulator or laparoscopic simulator after first completing a baseline evaluation on both surgical…
- Trial name
- NCT02370407
- Testing
- a laparoscopic simulator (Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS), VT Medical Inc, Waltham, MA), Mimic da Vinci robotic simulator
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University