Clinical trials: Robotic
Healthy Subjects
Robotic Assessment of Lower Extremity Motor Learning
The aim of the study is to assess the ability of healthy subjects to generate a motor adaptation in response to a mechanical perturbation generated by a robotic system for treadmill-based gait training (Lokomat by Hocoma AG, a…
- Trial name
- NCT01361867
- Testing
- Robot-induced perturbations
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Low Back Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain
Soft Active Back Exosuit to Reduce Workplace Back Pain
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine if a wearable back exosuit can make it safer and easier for workers who bend, lift, and lower objects in an industrial setting.
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain, Low Back Injury
- Trial name
- NCT05802914
- Testing
- Back Exosuit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wyss Institute at Harvard University
Constipation, Post-Op Complication
Does a Preoperative Bowel Regimen Change Time to First Bowel Movement After Robotic Sacral Colpopexy
The hypothesis is that starting a bowel regimen with Polyethylene Glycol prior to robotic assisted sacrocolpopexy will decrease time to first bowel movement after surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT04197869
- Testing
- Polyethylene Glycol Powder
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Lung Cancer
Efficacy Between Serratus Plane Block And Local Infiltration In Vats
Robotic video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is increasingly being used as it is a less invasive surgery compared to traditional methods, but the acute pain at an early stage after VATS has a major impact on perioperative…
- Trial name
- NCT03642457
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Bupivacaine liposome
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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
Stroke, Hemiparesis
Brain Machine Interface Control of an Robotic Exoskeleton in Training Upper Extremity Functions in Stroke
The purpose of this study is: 1. To augment the MAHI Exo-II, a physical human exoskeleton, with a non-invasive brain machine interface (BMI) to actively include patient in the control loop and thereby making the therapy 'active'.
- Trial name
- NCT01948739
- Testing
- MAHI EXO-II exoskeleton augmented with BMI system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Surgery, Hip Osteoarthritis
Two Year Study With Robotic-Arm Assisted Hip Surgery.
This study will involve a quantitative assessment of prospectively collected computed tomography, radiographic and patient outcomes data from multiple centers.
- Trial name
- NCT03891199
- Testing
- Robotic-Arm Assisted THA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- West Virginia University
Prostatectomy, Pain
Pharmacoeconomics and Related Patient Outcomes of Multi-dose Intravenous Acetaminophen (OFIRMEV)
To examine pharmacoeconomics of IV acetaminophen (Ofirmev). Specifically, to examine its potential to improve hospital efficiency and patient outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT02369211
- Testing
- Acetaminophen (Ofirmev)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Cerebral Palsy
Evaluating Wearable Robotic Assistance on Gait
The overarching goal of this study is to improve mobility in individuals with movement disorders through advances in wearable assistance (i.e. powered orthoses).
- Trial name
- NCT04119063
- Testing
- powered orthosis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northern Arizona University
Pain, Postoperative
Pre-incision Versus Post-incision Local Anesthetic During Robotic Sacrocolpopexy
Obtaining Likest-pain scale score on postoperative day one after injection of local anesthetic into incision sites of a laparoscopic/robotic-assisted sacrocolpopexy
- Trial name
- CLAPPS (NCT04996251)
- Testing
- Bupivacaine Injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 129 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Cerebral Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident
Brain and Coordination Changes Induced By Robotics and FES Treatment Following Stroke
The long-range goal of this work is to identify how to target treatment so that the brain is functionally re-organized to produce movement.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT00237744
- Testing
- Robotics training for shoulder elbow., Surface Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation, whole arm motor learning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
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
Intraocular Pressure, Oncology
Effect of Position and Anesthetic Choice in Intraocular Pressure in Robotic GYN (Gynecologic) Oncology Patients
Steep Trendelenburg positioning and insufflation of the abdominal cavity have shown to increase intra ocular pressure. Different anesthetic techniques can alter intra ocular pressure and a small pilot study showed decrease in…
- Trial name
- NCT04281017
- Testing
- TIVA, Balanced anesthesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Medical Students Naive to Surgical Robotics
Proficiency Based Robotics Training Curriculum: Skill Acquisition & Transferability of Skills to Live Porcine Models
The goal of the project is to define the optimal learning environment and protocol for dvSS® simulation activities using medical students as robotic-naïve research participants.
- Trial name
- NCT02895347
- Testing
- Surgical Simulation Practice Modules
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
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
Pain, Postoperative
Multimodal Pain Management After Robotic-Assisted Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
Hysterectomy is the most common major gynecologic surgery performed in the US and is performed for a variety of indications including malignancy, pelvic mass, endometriosis, leiomyoma, and pelvic organ prolapse.
- Trial name
- RA-TLH (NCT04429022)
- Testing
- Gabapentin, Acetaminophen, Celecoxib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Robotic Cardiac Surgery Simulation
Robotic Cardiac Surgery Wet Lab Simulation Study
The goal of this study is to investigate validity of the wet lab robotic cardiac surgery model used for training in robotic cardiac surgery and to evaluate learning curves in trainees of different surgical specialities.
- Trial name
- NCT05043064
- Testing
- Wet lab tasks
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University Hospital
Upper Extremity Dysfunction
Movement Enhancing Device for Children
The purpose of this study is to assess: 1) how infants move their bodies to explore, play, and solve problems, 2) if this is different in a high-risk group of infants, and 3) if these abilities can be advanced in a high-risk…
- Trial name
- NCT01959581
- Testing
- Movement Enhancing Device
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
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
Hysterectomy, Pain, Postoperative
B&O for TLH Post-operative Pain and Nausea
A prospective, single-center, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial to assess the impact of immediate post-operative placement of a Belladonna and Opium (B\&O) rectal suppository on postoperative pain and nausea…
- Trial name
- NCT03657407
- Testing
- Belladonna Opium, Glycerin Suppository
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anna Reinert