Clinical trials: Robotic
Biliary Colic, Cholecystitis
Initial Experience With a New Laparoscopic Based Robotically Assisted Surgical System for Cholecystectomy
The Senhance™ surgical robotic system, previously known as Telelap Alf-X (TransEnterix, Morrisville, NC, USA) has recently become available in the UK.
- Trial name
- NCT03380572
- Testing
- Senhance Assisted Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Stroke
Robotic Pedaling Therapy for Targeted Neural Plasticity
The aim of this Pilot study is to determine whether robotically targeted lower-limb pedaling therapy can increase the extent of stroke recovery on behavioral measures and induce brain plasticity as measured by functional magnetic…
- Trial name
- NCT03300258
- Testing
- Robotic therapy, Aerobic therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Leiomyoma, Laparoscopy
Combined Vaginal Misoprostol and Perivascular Vasopressin
Injection of Vasopressin into the uterine tissue surrounding fibroids constricts blood vessels, and has been found to be beneficial by decreasing blood flow to fibroids, and thereby resulting in less bleeding with removal.
- Conditions
- Leiomyoma, Laparoscopy, Uterine Myomectomy
- Trial name
- NCT03815344
- Testing
- Standard, Standard-vaginal misoprostol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Antonios Likourezos
Renal Transplant Donor of Left Kidney, Donor Nephrectomy
Robotic Single Port Donor Nephrectomy
Feasibility study on robotic-assisted single-site donor nephrectomy utilizing da Vinci instrumentation and Single-Site platforms.
- Conditions
- Renal Transplant Donor of Left Kidney, Donor Nephrectomy, Robotic Surgery, Single-port
- Trial name
- NCT01925677
- Testing
- da Vinci® Single-Site™
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Stroke, Hemiparesis
Brain Machine Interface Control of an Robotic Exoskeleton in Training Upper Extremity Functions in Stroke
The purpose of this study is: 1. To augment the MAHI Exo-II, a physical human exoskeleton, with a non-invasive brain machine interface (BMI) to actively include patient in the control loop and thereby making the therapy 'active'.
- Trial name
- NCT01948739
- Testing
- MAHI EXO-II exoskeleton augmented with BMI system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Robotic Cardiac Surgery Simulation
Robotic Cardiac Surgery Wet Lab Simulation Study
The goal of this study is to investigate validity of the wet lab robotic cardiac surgery model used for training in robotic cardiac surgery and to evaluate learning curves in trainees of different surgical specialities.
- Trial name
- NCT05043064
- Testing
- Wet lab tasks
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University Hospital
Intraocular Pressure, Oncology
Effect of Position and Anesthetic Choice in Intraocular Pressure in Robotic GYN (Gynecologic) Oncology Patients
Steep Trendelenburg positioning and insufflation of the abdominal cavity have shown to increase intra ocular pressure. Different anesthetic techniques can alter intra ocular pressure and a small pilot study showed decrease in…
- Trial name
- NCT04281017
- Testing
- TIVA, Balanced anesthesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Pain, Postoperative, Surgical Procedure, Unspecified
Randomized Trial of Wound Infiltration With Extended-release Bupivacaine Before Laparoscopic or Robotic Hysterectomy
The investigators are studying ways to improve pain control after surgery. One way to decrease pain is to inject incisions with a numbing medicine (local anesthetic) while in the operating room.
- Trial name
- NCT02352922
- Testing
- Liposomal Bupivacaine, Bupivacaine HCl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth
Low Back Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain
Soft Active Back Exosuit to Reduce Workplace Back Pain
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine if a wearable back exosuit can make it safer and easier for workers who bend, lift, and lower objects in an industrial setting.
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain, Low Back Injury
- Trial name
- NCT05802914
- Testing
- Back Exosuit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wyss Institute at Harvard University
Healthy Subjects
Robotic Assessment of Lower Extremity Motor Learning
The aim of the study is to assess the ability of healthy subjects to generate a motor adaptation in response to a mechanical perturbation generated by a robotic system for treadmill-based gait training (Lokomat by Hocoma AG, a…
- Trial name
- NCT01361867
- Testing
- Robot-induced perturbations
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Dizziness, Vertigo
Sensory Training for Visual Motion Sickness
This is a preliminary study to determine the reliability and validity of new tests of orientation and balance, as well as to test the effects of a new treatment for visually induced dizziness.
- Conditions
- Dizziness, Vertigo, Motion Sickness
- Trial name
- NCT04420949
- Testing
- Sensory re-weighting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Stroke, Peripheral Neuropathy
Arm Motor Control on Bi and Uni ADLs
This study is being performed to assess how certain chronic disabilities - stroke, upper extremity (UE) amputation, spinal cord injuries (SCI), cerebral palsy (CP) - differ from healthy subjects in their ability to perform ADLs.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Peripheral Neuropathy, Spinal Cord Injuries, Cerebral Palsy
- Trial name
- BiAs (NCT02778529)
- Testing
- Bilateral assessment robots (BiAS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Lung Cancer
Efficacy Between Serratus Plane Block And Local Infiltration In Vats
Robotic video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is increasingly being used as it is a less invasive surgery compared to traditional methods, but the acute pain at an early stage after VATS has a major impact on perioperative…
- Trial name
- NCT03642457
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Bupivacaine liposome
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Delay
SmarToyGym: Smart Detection of Atypical Toy-oriented Actions in At-risk Infants
The study aims to develop a SmarToyGym where sensitized, wireless toys are strategically hung and placed within reach of infants to elicit toy-oriented body and arm/hand movements.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Delay, Stroke, Fine Motor Delay
- Trial name
- NCT02813889
- Testing
- SmarToyGym
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Surgery, Hip Osteoarthritis
Two Year Study With Robotic-Arm Assisted Hip Surgery.
This study will involve a quantitative assessment of prospectively collected computed tomography, radiographic and patient outcomes data from multiple centers.
- Trial name
- NCT03891199
- Testing
- Robotic-Arm Assisted THA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- West Virginia University
Cerebral Palsy
Evaluating Wearable Robotic Assistance on Gait
The overarching goal of this study is to improve mobility in individuals with movement disorders through advances in wearable assistance (i.e. powered orthoses).
- Trial name
- NCT04119063
- Testing
- powered orthosis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northern Arizona University
Aging
Affordable Mobile Robots for the Elderly
This project develops and tests the use of service robots to track health of the elderly over time. The objectives are to develop a low-cost mobile manipulator capable of a limited set of elder- relevant manipulation tasks (e.g.
- Trial name
- NCT02807506
- Testing
- Mobile Service Robot, Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Cerebral Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident
Brain and Coordination Changes Induced By Robotics and FES Treatment Following Stroke
The long-range goal of this work is to identify how to target treatment so that the brain is functionally re-organized to produce movement.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT00237744
- Testing
- Robotics training for shoulder elbow., Surface Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation, whole arm motor learning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Pain, Postoperative
Multimodal Pain Management After Robotic-Assisted Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
Hysterectomy is the most common major gynecologic surgery performed in the US and is performed for a variety of indications including malignancy, pelvic mass, endometriosis, leiomyoma, and pelvic organ prolapse.
- Trial name
- RA-TLH (NCT04429022)
- Testing
- Gabapentin, Acetaminophen, Celecoxib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Prostate Cancer, Nerve Sparing Prostatectomy
Pilot Study of VTI Doppler Probe Use to Identify Neurovascular Bundle During Prostate Surgery
This study is designed to evaluate the use of a disposable laparoscopic Doppler probe in robotic assisted prostatectomies. The Vascular Technology, Inc.
- Trial name
- NCT01794936
- Testing
- VTI Probe
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University