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STRATA: Surgical Treatment Using Robotic Approach in The Acute Abdomen

Recruitingn/aAges 18 Years - anyAllPortsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust
NCT07850401 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Robotic surgery in the UK is now widely used in elective procedures based on evidence that it can improve outcomes, with improved vision and precision for the surgeon resulting in better results and greater rates of minimally invasive surgery. Despite this, there remain some concerns about its use with some saying it adds cost with limited or no benefit to patients. Its application in the emergency setting has not been well studied. However, emergency patients are the sickest patients, and so stand to potentially gain the most from robotic surgery, if it is shown to be beneficial by enabling more precise surgery. The investigators aim to evaluate the impact of robotics in emergency general surgery, on outcomes, patients, and surgeons as well as the greater health system. Given the need for modern health systems to reflect the needs and desires of their users, the investigators also aim

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Any patients who undergo emergency (non-elective) abdominal surgery * Patient scheduled to undergo either an open, robotic or laparoscopic approach to surgery * Willing and able to comply with study requirements * Must have access to an internet enabled device Exclusion Criteria: * \<18 years of age * Inability to give informed consent * Minor procedures: Appendicectomy, abscess drainage * Inability to return or complete electronic questionnaires * Mental incapacity to understand or consent to study procedures
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What it tests

  • Not listed
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Where

1 site
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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