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Robot-assisted vs VATS Lobectomy for NSCLC

NCT03134534 · Ruijin Hospital · Updated 31 Oct 2023

What is being tested
VATS lobectomy; RATS lobectomy
For
Pulmonary Neoplasm
Kind of study
Tests a treatment or device on volunteers. No drug phase (a device or procedure study).
Who can join
Ages 18 years to 80 years. About 320 people. The full rules are on the registry page.
Where
China
When
Starts or started 1 June 2017, ends 31 May 2023. Registered 1 May 2017.
Results
None posted yet.

In the researchers' words

Robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) was widely used in thoracic surgery, the surgical safety and feasibility of RATS lobectomy for NSCLC has been confirmed. However, the oncological long-term outcomes of RATS lobectomy has not been studied by randomized controlled trial, the purpose of this study is to determine whether RATS lobectomy would be as effective as VATS lobectomy on short-term and long-term outcomes.
ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03134534

Sites

  • Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of MedicineShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China