Machine Learning-based Surgical Guidance System for Robot-assisted Rectal Surgery
ConditionRectum Cancer
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorTechnische Universität Dresden
About this trial
The aim of the study is to evaluate the technical feasibility and applicability of a surgical assistance system based on image recognition algorithms in a first-in-human pilot study. In addition, this study will provide preliminary data on the oncological outcome of the assistance system.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients with rectal cancer scheduled for robot-assisted rectal resection
Intact preoperative urogenital/rectal function
Full capability of consent
Disqualifiers
Previous/Second malignant disease <5 years before diagnosis of rectal cancer
Previous abdominal surgery, except for laparoscopic appendectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy or Cesarean section
Pregnant or breastfeeding women
Addiction or illness that prevent the person concerned from assessing the nature and scope of the clinical trial and its possible consequences
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Additional visualisation of surgical assistance during surgery
Treatment groups
12 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
Technische Universität Dresden
Lead sponsor
German Cancer Research Center
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov