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Robotic Assisted Surgery in Upper Aerodigestive Tract Surgery

NCT00473564 · University of Alabama at Birmingham · Updated 8 March 2016

What is being tested
da Vinci® Robotic System
For
Head and Neck Cancer; Oropharyngeal Cancer; Hypopharyngeal Cancer; Upper Aerodigestive Tract Neoplasms
Kind of study
Tests a treatment or device on volunteers. No drug phase (a device or procedure study).
Who can join
Ages 20 years and older. About 170 people. The full rules are on the registry page.
Where
United States
When
Starts or started Feb 2007, ends Dec 2015. Registered 15 May 2007.
Results
Posted on the registry on 30 April 2015.

In the researchers' words

To evaluate the use of the daVinci Robotic System for better visibility and access of head and neck lesions and decreased amount of surgery time.
ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT00473564

Sites

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical CenterBirmingham, Alabama, United States