Robotic Prostatectomy Artificial Intelligence Low Pressure Pain (RALP) Trial

Robotic Prostatectomy Artificial Intelligence Low Pressure Pain Study Trial - "The Monitoring of Patients Outcomes Intraoperatively and Perioperatively Using the Airseal and Stryker Insufflator Undergoing Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy at a Pressure and Stability of Pneumoperitoneum of 8 mmHg"

The 'Robotic Prostatectomy Artificial Intelligence Low Pressure Pain Study Trial' aims to assess the feasibility of being able to review operative outcomes such as pain when comparing two commonly used surgical devices for the removal of prostate cancers. The data collected will inform methodologies for future, larger, multi-center trials investigating pain in patients undergoing prostate cancer surgery.

A robotic prostatectomy is a commonly performed surgery used to treat prostate cancer by removing the prostate gland. In order to perform the procedure, the surgeon must 'inflate' (technical term pneumoperitoneum) the patients abdomen with carbon dioxide gas using a device called an insufflator. Adequate 'inflation' of the abdomen ensures the surgeon can clearly visualise the prostate. Unfortunately, higher pressures of abdominal 'inflation' are a large contributor to intra and post-operative pain in patients having prostatectomies. The type of insufflator device used to maintain inflation pressures in the abdomen are thought to be a variable contributing to differing levels of intra and post-operative pain. Therefore, the purpose of this trial is to compare intra and post-operative pain when using two different insufflator devices when performing robotic prostatectomies. Both insufflators are already commonly used across multiple NHS Trusts.

40 patients awaiting a robotic prostatectomy at the urology department at the Lister hospital, Stevenage, will be randomised to use either the Conventional Insufflator System (CIS) {Stryker PneumoClear Insufflator} or the AIRSEAL® Insufflation System (AIS) to 'inflate' their abdomens during their prostatectomies. Data relating to various intra and post-operative outcomes will be collected in the 30 days following the patient's operation. Outcomes include levels of intra and post-operative pain, medication use, procedure time, recovery room time, length of hospital stay, post operative nausea and vomiting and adverse events. This data can be analysed to identify trends in differences in outcomes between the AIS and CIS insufflators.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Prostate Neoplasm; Prostatectomy; Prostate Cancer (Adenocarcinoma); Prostate Cancers; Prostate Cancer (Post Prostatectomy); Prostate Cancer Surgery
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: surgery

Detailed Description

In this trial, 40 patients undergoing robotic prostatectomies will be randomised to have either the AIRSEAL® Insufflation System (AIS) or the Stryker PneumoClear Insufflator devices used to maintain pneumoperitoneum during surgery. Data relating to intra-operative and post-operative pain will be collected. This data will be used to identify any differences in outcomes between the two arms of the trial.

The main aim of this feasibility study will be to inform the feasibility and design of a subsequent definitive full-scale trial. The feasibility trial will collect data about recruitment, study conduct, and assessment methods. The objectives of the feasibility are to

• Assess recruitment rates
• Evaluate whether the study can run in line with the study protocol
• Identify the feasibility of collecting clinical data
• Evaluate treatment-based adverse events, serious adverse events, anticipated adverse device effects, unanticipated adverse device effects and all device deficiencies and use errors, regardless of relationship to an adverse event
• Estimate the likely magnitude of the effect of the intervention. To allow for estimation of the sample size for the full trial

The subsequent large scale, multi-center trial following this feasibility trial will focus on severity of pain during and immediately after surgery in the recovery room and then by 6-hour increments, measured by a 0 - 10 Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) and a PMD-200 nociception non-invasive monitor as the primary outcome

Secondary outcomes include:

Pre-Operative

1. Pre-op vitals including height and weight
2. Pre-op labs

Intra-operative

1. Insufflation Pressure
2. Estimated blood loss
3. Blood transfusion (intra-operative)
4. Procedure time (initial incision to closure)
5. Surgeon-determined need to increase IAP beyond "study pressure"
6. Administration of transversus abdominis plane block
7. Urine output
8. Anesthetic/pain medication administration
9. MedaSense PMD-200 monitor for pain documentation
10. Intraoperative Peak Airway Pressure every 15 minutes
11. Intraoperative End Tidal Carbon Dioxide (ETCO2) every 15 minutes

Post-Operative During hospital discharge, all subjects will be evaluated for incidence and severity of pain using a 0-10 numeric rating scale (NRS) and records of medication use and a PMD-200 monitor. These data will be captured in the Case Report Forms.

Recovery room:

1. Time in recovery room
2. Post-op pain incidence and severity (abdominal) NRS
3. Pain medications
4. Post- op labs (CBC, Chem-7) per standard of care
5. Vital signs 24 hr

Discharge:

1. Post-op pain incidence and severity (abdominal) NRS
2. Presence or absence of postoperative nausea or vomiting
3. Pain medications
4. Length of hospital stay
5. Pain Interference and Pain Intensity short form surveys
6. Any complications that were observed. Post-operative complications through 30 days, reported using Clavien-Dindo Classification, including 30-day mortality
7. Return to operating room within 24 hour
8. Readmission to hospital within 30 days

Classification, including 30-day mortality

All Adverse Events (intra-operative and post-operative through 30 days):

1. Adverse Events
2. Serious Adverse Events
3. Anticipated Adverse Device Effects
4. Unanticipated Adverse Device Effects 5 All device deficiencies and use errors, regardless of relationship to an adverse event

Patients under the care of the urology department at the Lister Hospital, Stevenage will be listed in clinic for a robotic prostatectomy. If patients meet the eligibility criteria for the trial, they will be approached and informed of the RALP clinical trial during their clinic consultation, by a member of the clinical team (likely a urological consultant).

Patients will be provided with a patient information sheet informing them of the aims and methodology of the trial. Members of the research department will be able to answer any outstanding questions patients might have.

Written informed consent will be obtained from eligible patients (n=40) willing to participate in the trial. If patients consent, their GP will subsequently be written to and informed of their involvement in the trial.

Pre-Operative data collection:

Within 30 days of a subject's scheduled procedure, members of the research department at Lister hospital will obtain a medical history and record the subject's demographic (age, race, sex and date of birth) and baseline information (height, weight, and systolic/diastolic blood pressure). Within 30 days prior to the planned procedure date, obtain serum blood tests per standard of care. These will typically include:

• FBC • Renal function test • CRP This data, along with all subsequent trial related data will be anonymised and subsequently inputted into a database created by the Centre for Health Services and Clinical Research at the University of Hertfordshire.

Preoperative Randomization:

Randomization will be done electronically via a database which is facilitated by the University of Hertfordshire. Patients will be randomized 1:1 to either AIS (at 8 mmHg) or Stryker PneumoClear Insufflator Arm 1: AIRSEAL® Insufflation System (AIS) - 8 mmHg Arm 2: Stryker PneumoClear Insufflator - 8 mmHg.

Methods and Procedure:

Patients will undergo their robotic assisted prostatectomy with the use of either the AIRSEAL® Insufflation System (AIS) or Stryker PneumoClear Insufflator depending on which arm of the trial they have been randomized to. Patients will be blinded to the intervention (AIRSEAL® Insufflation System (AIS) or Stryker PneumoClear Insufflator). Both systems are commonly used devices across many NHS trusts and there is currently no evidence comparing patient outcomes between use of the two devices.

This study will be conducted at one site by one surgeon performing 40 total procedures. Study subjects will be prepared for surgery per standard institutional policy and practice. Standard operative procedures will be followed.

Case Report Forms will be also be used to collect data relating to pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative outcomes. This data will relate to outcomes such as intra-operative pain, post operative pain scores, medication use, duration of hospital stay, presence of nausea or vomiting etc...

The final patient follow up will be in a clinic appointment 30 days following their operation. Ongoing post-operative outcomes will be assessed (pain scores, medication use, adverse events etc...).

Data will be inputted on the database which is subsequently processed and statistically analysed and reviewed. Differences in outcomes between the two arms of the trial may be identified.

Once the aforementioned data has been processed and reviewed, results may be published and also distributed to those trial participants who wished to receive ongoing information and results from the trial.

The outcomes of this research will be used to inform future research such as a full scale trial with a larger number of patients and larger volume of data

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 40
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Nikhil Vasdev; Phone Number: 07786657541; Email: nikhil.vasdev@nhs.net

Study Locations

• United Kingdom
  • Hertfordshire
    • Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, SG1 4AB
      • Lister Hospital
      • Contact: Nikhil Vasdev; Phone Number: 07786657541; Email: nikhil.vasdev@nhs.net
      • Principal Investigator: Nikhil Vasdev

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient indicated for non-emergent robotic Prostatectomy surgery
• Patients (or appropriate legal representatives) able to provide written informed consent to participate in the study
• Males, aged 18 to 75 years
• Have no significant psychopathology that could limit the subject's ability to understand the procedure, comply with medical, surgical, and/or behavioural recommendations and office visits
• Are American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) Class I, II, or III);

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient participation in a different investigational clinical study within 90 days before screening and for the duration of this trial (unless previously approved by the investigator and Sponsor);
• Patients requiring any surgical procedure in addition to Prostatectomy and or / Pelvic Lymph node dissection
• Previous pelvic surgery or previous malabsobtion or restrictive procedures performed for the treatment of obesity
• Inability to provide informed consent
• Unable or unwilling to attend follow-up visits and examinations
• Uncontrolled hypertension (=/>Systolic: 180 mmHg/Diastolic: 120 mmHg) and/or diabetes mellitus (Blood sugar level: >200 mg/dL)
• Patients who fall into American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Class ≥ IV
• History of chronic alcohol or drug abuse within 2 years of the screening visit
• Chronic renal failure or on dialysis
• Significant complicating medical history or immunocompromised
• History or presence of pre-existing autoimmune connective tissue disease, e.g., systemic lupus erythematosus or scleroderma
• Immunocompromised such as that resulting from chronic oral steroid use, chemotherapeutic agents, or immune deficiency disorders;
• Any medical condition which precludes compliance with the study
• Subjects with any other clinically significant unstable medical disorder, life threatening disease, or conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, may jeopardize the subject's well-being and/or the soundness of this clinical study or which would contra-indicate a surgical procedure.
• Previous or current history of being on regular analgesia / pain killers

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Stryker PneumoClear insufflator; Measuring patient's pain during and after a robotic prostatectomy using the Stryker PneumoClear insufflator. 20 patients will be randomised and assigned to this arm of the trial. Post-op pain outcomes will be compared to the control arm (standard of care), the AirSeal Insufflation System.	Device: surgery; 40 patients randomised to two arms will undergo robotic prostatectomies using either the control AirSeal® Insufflation System (AIS) or the intervention Stryker PneumoClear Insufflator. Intra-operative and post-operative pain will be compared between the two arms of the trial.; Other Names: Robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy
No Intervention: AirSeal® Insufflation System; Measuring patient's pain during and after a robotic prostatectomy using the AirSeal® Insufflation System. 20 patients will be randomised and assigned to this arm of the trial. This device is the standard of care at the Lister hospital, Stevenage, UK.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Recruitment rates		Through study completion estimated to be 6-12 months
Evaluate treatment-based adverse events, serious adverse events, anticipated adverse device effects, unanticipated adverse device effects and all device deficiencies and use errors, regardless of relationship to an adverse event.		Through study completion estimated to be 6-12 months
Pre-op vitals	Bloods pressure, heart rate, oxygen saturations, respiration rate, temperature	Baseline/day 1
Pre-op BMI (height and weight)	kg/m^2	Baseline/day 1
Pre-op labs	Pre-op FBC, U&E, CRP and PSA bloods	Baseline/day 1
Insufflation Pressure	Intraoperative insufflation pressure (mmHg)	Perioperative
Estimated blood loss	Estimated intra-operative blood loss (ml)	Perioperative
Blood transfusion	Intra-operative blood transfusions (number of units of blood e.g 0, 1, 2, 3 etc...)	Perioperative
Procedure time (initial incision to closure)	Number of minutes from incision to closure	Perioperative
Surgeon-determined need to increase IAP beyond "study pressure"	Need to increase insufflation pressure intra-operatively (mmHg)	Perioperative
Administration of transversus abdominis plane block	Was a transversus abdominis plane block administered (yes or no)	Perioperative
Anesthetic/pain medication administration	Intra-operative administration of analgesia (morphine milligram equivalent units)	Perioperative
MedaSense PMD-200 monitor for pain documentation	Intra-operative pain score (NOL score 0-100)	Perioperative
Intraoperative Peak Airway Pressure every 15 minutes	Intra-operative PAP (cmH2O)	Perioperative
Intraoperative End Tidal Carbon Dioxide (ETCO2) every 15 minutes	Intra-operative ETCO2 (mmHg)	Perioperative
Time in recovery room	Number of minutes spent in post-op recovery	Perioperative
Post-op pain incidence and severity	Pain measured using visual analogue scale, numerical rating scale and pain incidence and interference surveys. Pain surveys done at 1, 3, 6, 12, 18, 24 hours and day 7 and day 30 post-operation.	Day 1-30 post-op/post-intervention
Post-op analgesia usage	Post-op analgesia usage on discharge (morphine milligram equivalent units)	Day 1-30 post-op/post-intervention
Post- op labs as per standard of care	FBC, U&E, CRP	Day 1-30 post-op/post-intervention
Vital signs 24 hr	Blood pressure, heart rate, respiration rate, oxygen saturations, temperature	Day 1 post-op/post-intervention
Presence or absence of postoperative nausea or vomiting	Presence of nausea/vomiting in the post-op period	Day 1 post-op/post-intervention
Length of hospital stay	Duration of hospital admission (hours)	Day 1-30 post-op/post-intervention
Any complications that were observed. Post-operative complications through 30 days, reported using Clavien-Dindo Classification, including 30-day mortality	Reporting of post-operative complications	Day 1-30 post-op/post-intervention
Return to operating room within 24 hour	Reason for return to the operating room and number of returns to operating room	Day 1-30 post-op/post-intervention
Readmission to hospital within 30 days	Reason and number of readmissions to hospital	Day 1-30 post-op/post-intervention
All Adverse Events (intra-operative and post-operative through 30 days)	Documented using the "Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events" (CTCAE) v5.0	Day 1-30 post-op/post-intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): April 1, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 24, 2025
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 31, 2025
• First Posted (Actual): April 8, 2025

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 8, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 31, 2025
• Last Verified: March 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: pain; prostate cancer; prostatectomy; post-operative pain; robotic prostatectomy; intra-operative pain; Stryker PneumoClear insufflator; AirSeal Insufflation System; Medasense
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Urogenital Diseases; Genital Diseases; Genital Neoplasms, Male; Urogenital Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Genital Diseases, Male; Prostatic Diseases; Male Urogenital Diseases; Prostatic Neoplasms
• Other Study ID Numbers: RD2024-75; 346481 (Other Identifier: IRAS (Integrated Research Application System) Project ID)

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
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No