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Robotic Right Hemicolectomy Versus Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy

70 participantsStarted 2024-08-01

Plain-language summary

Robotic right hemicolectomy with intra-corporeal anastomosis may have better short-term recovery outcomes and decreased incidence of incisional hernia when compared to the laparoscopic actual standard of care, for similar safety outcomes.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients requiring elective minimally invasive RHC for cT1-T3 Nx M0 cancer of the right colon (including cancer of the appendix, caecum, ascending colon and hepatic flexure). Exclusion Criteria: * Not scheduled for minimally invasive RHC (refuses surgery and/or planned open approach) * Emergency surgery * Hereditary colorectal cancer * Inflammatory bowel disease * Synchronous resection of (an)other organ(s) * Synchronous surgical procedure (including more extended resection of the lower gastrointestinal tract) * cT4 * cM+ * History of laparotomy * Pregnancy * No anastomosis planned * Unable to provide informed consent * No informed consent

What they're measuring

Time to first passage of faeces

Timeframe: From index surgical procedure (skin closure) until time of first passage of faeces, during hospitalisation, on average during the first 7 post-operative days

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06067620

SponsorJeremy Meyer

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-08-01

Contact for this trial

Jeremy Meyer, MD, MD-PhD

+41795533248 jeremy.meyer@hcuge.ch

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