Laparoscopic Surgery Versus Robot Surgery for Right-side Colon Cancer: Short-term Outcome of a Randomised Clinical Trial

Kyungpook National University

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Colon Cancer

Treatments: Procedure: laparoscopic right-hemicolectomy; Procedure: robot-assisted surgery

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01042743

KNUHCRC001

Details and patient eligibility

About

The recent introduction of robotic surgical system has revolutionized the field of minimally invasive surgery. The investigators hypothesized that adoption of a robotic surgical system for patients with right-side colon cancer seems appealing because This system provides high-definition three-dimensional vision, eliminates physiologic tremor, and better ergonomics. This randomized controlled trial was designed to determine the safety and efficacy of robotic right hemicolectomy in comparison with laparoscopic right hemicolectomy.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• primary cancer
• right-side located tumor (from cecum to proximal transverse colon)

Exclusion criteria

• tumor with obstruction
• tumor with perforation
• clinically advanced tumor (T4 stage)
• tumor with distant metastases
• synchronous tumor

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

RAP

Experimental group

Description:

individuals who underwent robot-assisted surgery for primary right-sied colon cancer

Treatment:

Procedure: robot-assisted surgery

LAP

Active Comparator group

Description:

Individuals who underwent laparoscopic surgery for primary right-side colon cancer

Treatment:

Procedure: laparoscopic right-hemicolectomy