Robotic Minimally Invasive Inguinal Hernia Repair With Dexter (RAS-Ahead)

January 3, 2024 updated by: Distalmotion SA
This study aims to confirm the perioperative and early postoperative safety and clinical performance (efficacy) of the Dexter Robotic System, in patients undergoing primary transperitoneal unilateral or bilateral inguinal hernia repair.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

50

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Saintes, France
        • Centre Hospitalier de Saintes
      • Kiel, Germany, 24105
        • UKSH Kiel
      • Winterthur, Switzerland
        • Kantonspital Winterthur

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

adult patients undergoing primary transperitoneal unilateral or bilateral inguinal hernia repair

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Aged > 18 years
  • Patients planned to undergo elective robot-assisted and laparoscopic surgery for primary unilateral or bilateral inguinal hernia repair using one camera port, two ports for the manipulating instruments, and additional ports as needed.
  • Able to provide Informed Consent according to local regulation

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Morbidly obese patients (BMI > 40)
  • Any relative and absolute contraindications for the use of conventional endoscopes and endoscopic surgical instruments
  • Need for robotic stapling, advanced energy delivery, ultrasound, cryoablation and microwave energy delivery
  • Bleeding diathesis
  • Pregnancy
  • Patients with pacemakers or internal defibrillators
  • Any planned concomitant procedures
  • Patient deprived of liberty by administrative or judicial decision or under legal guardianship
  • Participation in another interventional clinical trial

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Safety: occurrence of serious (Clavien - Dindo grades III-V), device-related, adverse events
Time Frame: perioperatively up to 30 days
perioperatively up to 30 days
Performance: successful completion of the Dexter-assisted procedure, i.e. free of any conversion to an open or fully laparoscopic surgical approach
Time Frame: intraoperative
intraoperative

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Collaborators

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 2, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 23, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

October 23, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 15, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 15, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

May 24, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 5, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 3, 2024

Last Verified

January 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2023-01

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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