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UnknownNCT03727126

Robotic Versus Thoracolaparoscopic Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer

Robotic Versus Thoracolaparoscopic Esophagectomy for Carcinoma Esophagus: a Prospective Comparative Study

Status
Unknown
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40 (estimated)
Sponsor
GEM Hospital & Research Center · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Esophageal cancer is a debilitating condition. The treatment involved is complex requiring a combination of chemotherapy and surgery in most cases. Complete removal of the tumor and the adjacent lymph nodes is of utmost importance in improving the survival. Lymph node yield following surgery helps in proper staging of the disease and is an important prognosticating variable. It is hypothesized that the lymph node yield following robotic esophagectomy is higher than that following thoracolaparoscopic esophagectomy. The study aims to compare the short term oncological outcomes following robotic esophagectomy and thoracolaparoscopic esophagectomy for carcinoma esophagus.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDURERobotic esophagectomyRemoval of the esophagus and its draining lymph nodes using robotic surgical instruments
PROCEDUREThoracolaparoscopic esophagectomyRemoval of the esophagus and its draining lymph nodes using conventional thoracoscopic and laparoscopic techniques

Timeline

Start date
2018-11-01
Primary completion
2020-12-31
Completion
2021-01-01
First posted
2018-11-01
Last updated
2020-10-14

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: India

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03727126. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.