Clinical trials: Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
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
Hearing Loss
Ponto Implantation Using a Minimally Invasive Surgical Technique
This multi-centre study funded by Oticon Medical AB will be conducted at seven hospitals across Europe (UK, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands).
- Trial name
- NCT04606823
- Testing
- Minimally invasive surgery, Glasgow Benefit Inventory (GBI), Additional follow-up visits after surgery
- Where
- 7 sites in Denmark, Netherlands and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Oticon Medical
Constipation, Surgical Procedure, Unspecified
Pre-operative Polyethylene Glycol 3350 for Minimally Invasive Urogynecologic Surgery
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the use of a laxative before surgery in women having surgery to fix pelvic prolapse that do not have constipation.
- Conditions
- Constipation, Surgical Procedure, Unspecified, Prolapse; Female
- Trial name
- NCT06159777
- Testing
- Polyethylene Glycol 3350
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Barlow's Disease, Prolapse; Mitral
Minimally Invasive or Conventional Edge-To-Edge Repair for Severe Mitral Regurgitation Due to Bileaflet Prolapse in Barlow's Disease: Does the Surgical Approach Have an Impact on the Long-term Results?
The study evaluates the long-term results of patients affected by bileaflet prolapse in Barlow's Disease, treated with edge-to-edge technique between 1997 and 2011.
- Trial name
- NCT04002648
- Testing
- Right minithoracotomy, Sternotomy
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- Ospedale San Raffaele
Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Minimally Invasive Surgery and rtPA for Intracerebral Hemorrhage Evacuation
The purpose of this trial is to determine the safety of using a combination of minimally invasive surgery and clot lysis with rt-PA to remove intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).
- Trial name
- MISTIE (NCT00224770)
- Testing
- MIS+Cathflo Activase (drug), Intraoperative stereotactic CT-Guided Endoscopic Surgery
- Where
- 29 sites in United States, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 141 people
- Sponsor
- Daniel Hanley
Pain, Postoperative
Efficacy of Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Versus Local Injection of Pain Medication
The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a better method of administering pain medication prior to minimally invasive gynecological surgery so that postoperative pain and/or narcotic usage may be minimized.
- Trial name
- NCT02314104
- Testing
- ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liberman, Eric, D.O.
Deafness, Hearing Loss
Clinical and Health Economic Evaluation With a New Baha® Abutment Combined With a Minimally Invasive Surgical Technique
To demonstrate that the minimally invasive surgical procedure in combination with the use of the Cochlear Baha BA400 abutment is associated with a reduction of inflammation/infection, overgrowth, pain and numbness at the site of…
- Conditions
- Deafness, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss, Conductive, Hearing Loss, Mixed Conductive-Sensorineural
- Trial name
- NCT01796236
- Testing
- Minimally invasive surgery and BA400, Traditional surgery and BA300
- Where
- 7 sites in France, Netherlands and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Cochlear Bone Anchored Solutions
Aortic Valve Disease, Aortic Stenosis
EDWARDS INTUITY Elite Valve System
The purpose of this active, observational, open-label, non-randomized, post-market surveillance study is to confirm that EDWARDS INTUITY Elite reduces cross clamp time (XCT) in MIS setting when compared to published data with a…
- Trial name
- MISSION (NCT02907463)
- Where
- 23 sites in Austria, Denmark and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 280 people
- Sponsor
- Edwards Lifesciences
Colon Cancer, Colon Polyp
Virtual Incision Robotically Assisted Surgical Device Use in Minimally Invasive Colectomy
For patients with colon polyps (clumps of cells in the lining of the colon) treatment often requires removal of the affected portion of the colon.
- Conditions
- Colon Cancer, Colon Polyp, Diverticular Diseases, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT04703829
- Testing
- VI-RASD use in minimally invasive right or left colectomy, Right or Left colectomy
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Virtual Incision Corporation
Aortic Valve Disease
Use of Transvenous Pacing Wire During Minimally Invasive Port Access Aortic Valve Surgery
The study is being done to determine if the Endovent pulmonary catheter kit, used for port access surgery, can be used as a passageway for a pacing wire.
- Trial name
- NCT01631188
- Testing
- Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve, Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery, Manipulation in OR surgical technique
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Osteoarthritis
Proprioception of the Knee Post MIS TKA and MIS-QS TKA
If the proprioception of the affected knee post total knee arthroplasty (TKA) can recover earlier, it will accelerate the regaining of motion control ability and motion control accuracy of the TKA patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02160977
- Testing
- total knee arthroplasty
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Jia-kuo yu
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
Urinary Tract Diseases
Liposomal Bupivacaine for Postoperative Pain Control in Urologic Procedures
A prospective, randomized controlled study to determine the efficacy of liposomal bupivacaine given by local injection at all the wound sites in patients undergoing urologic surgeries.
- Trial name
- NCT02805504
- Testing
- Exparel, Marcaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Atrial Fibrillation, Stroke
Minimally Invasive Surgical Treatment Versus Medical Management for Stroke Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
The purpose of this study is to compare a minimally invasive surgical procedure and medication management in stroke patients with Atrial Fibrillation.
- Trial name
- NCT01442181
- Testing
- Minimally Invasive Surgery, Medical therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Gallbladder Disease
SILS™ Port Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Post Market Study
The objectives of this trial are: 1. to assess the feasibility and safety of performing SILS™ Port Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy 2.
- Trial name
- NCT00832767
- Testing
- SILS™ port laparoscopic cholecystectomy, Four Port Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Italy and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic - MITG
Circumcision
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Open Surgical vs. Rapid, Minimally-invasive Voluntary Adult Male Circumcision
To identify a minimally-invasive surgical circumcision technique for men, which is easy to learn and perform, is safe, and is associated with high patient satisfaction and excellent cosmetic results.
- Trial name
- NCT01877408
- Testing
- Open surgical circumcision, Unicirc device with tissue adhesive
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Simunye Primary Health Care
Umbilical Hernia
Minimally Invasive Closure of Umbilical Hernias
The purpose of the study is to test the use of "Deflux" injections in a minimally invasive closure of umbilical (belly button) hernias in infants between birth and five years.
- Trial name
- MIC (NCT00706329)
- Testing
- Deflux
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- South Shore Hospital
Surgical Technique
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Open Surgical vs. Minimally-invasive Voluntary Adult Male Circumcision
This proposed randomized controlled trial will provide important data which will inform and enable the Mozambican government and global health programs to more effectively scale-up circumcision services.
- Trial name
- NCT01688310
- Testing
- Gomco Clamp with Tissue Adhesive, Open surgical circumcision
- Where
- Mozambique
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Católica de Moçambique
Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
Zip-Stitch® in Minimally-Invasive Surgery (ZIMS) - Safety & Efficacy in Hysterectomy
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Zip-stitch® Vaginal Cuff Closure System. This will be primarily done by measuring the frequency of implant passing following system use.
- Trial name
- ZIMS (NCT05570916)
- Testing
- Zip-stitch(R), Reference suture
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- ZSX Medical LLC
Degenerative Disc Disease
Study of an Expandable Interbody Device for the Lumbar Spine
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of CALIBER expandable spacer for the treatment of degenerative disc disease.
- Trial name
- CALIBER (NCT02075554)
- Testing
- CALIBER
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Globus Medical Inc