Comparison of Robot Assisted Thoracic Surgery With Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery in Case of Lung Cancer

Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Postoperative Pain; Inflammatory Response; Lung Cancer; Blood Loss

Treatments: Procedure: Video assited thoracic surgery; Procedure: Robot assited thoracic surgery

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03152071

RATS vs VATS

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study the investigator will compare the effectiveness of robot assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) with video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) in case of lung cancer.

The perioperative circumstances and postoperative outcome will be compared.

Full description

Participants are randomly subdivided (1:1) to either undergo robot assisted lobectomy or video assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy in case of lung cancer. At the end of both surgical interventions the anaesthesiologist administers the same technique of pain relief: paravertebral blockage.

The data that are going to be investigated are: operative time, conversion to spreading of the ribs/thoracotomy, blood loss, lymph node dissection, prolonged air leak, chest tube drainage, length of stay, inflammatory reaction (through inflammatory parameters CRP, IL-3, IL-6, TNF), lung recuperation (through a lung function test) and postoperative pain (VAS score questionnaire).

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients must be 18 years old or older
• Patients can be male or female
• Patients with a lung tumour which is treatable with surgery

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy
• Inoperable lung tumour
• Patients which are at risk for general anaesthesia

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Robot assisted thoracic surgery

Experimental group

Description:

RATS

Treatment:

Procedure: Video assited thoracic surgery

Video assisted thoracic surgery

Active Comparator group

Description:

VATS

Treatment:

Procedure: Robot assited thoracic surgery