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Comparing robotic, keyhole and open surgery to remove the prostate for cancer

Compares robot-assisted, standard and open prostate removal in prostate cancer.

Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Comparison of Radical Prostatectomy Performed by Robot-assisted Laparoscopy or Conventional Laparoscopy or by Laparotomy

Key facts

Where
Agen, Avignon, Beaumont, Besançon, Bordeaux, Brest, Brive-la-Gaillarde, Cabestany, Caen, Carcassonne, Clermont-Ferrand, Désertines, La Seyne-sur-Mer, Le Mans, Limoges, Metz, Nancy, Nantes, Nîmes, Ollioules, Poitiers, Roanne, Saint-Doulchard, Soyaux, Stains, Toulouse, Valenciennes, and Vannes, FranceSee the 30 sites

AI summary: who the study is looking for

From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.

The trial is looking for men with prostate cancer who are in hospital for a planned radical prostatectomy (surgery to remove the prostate).

Age
18 years or older
Sex
Men only

Main reasons for not taking part

  • Patient refuses to give consent
  • Patients protected by law
  • No French health care insurance coverage

Read by machine on 12 November 2026.

Where in France

  • Clinique Esquirol Saint HilaireAgen, FranceContact: Xavier CUVILLIER, MDTaking people
  • Clinique Rhône DuranceAvignon, FranceContact: Shahnaz KLOUCHE, MDNo longer taking part
  • Hôpital Privé La ChâtaigneraieBeaumont, FranceContact: Shahnaz KLOUCHE, MDNo longer taking part
  • Clinique St VincentBesançon, FranceContact: Shahnaz KLOUCHE, MDNo longer taking part
  • Polyclinique de Franche ComtéBesançon, FranceContact: Shahnaz KLOUCHE, MDNo longer taking part
  • Clinique de Saint AugustinBordeaux, FranceContact: Shahnaz KLOUCHE, MDNo longer taking part
  • Clinique Keraudren - CHPBBrest, FranceContact: Maxime THOULOUZAN, MDTaking people
  • Centre Médico-Chirurgical Les CèdresBrive-la-Gaillarde, FranceContact: Pascal BOURNEL, MDTaking people
  • Polyclinique Médipôle Saint-RochCabestany, FranceContact: Shahnaz KLOUCHE, MDNo longer taking part
  • Polyclinique du ParcCaen, FranceContact: Shahnaz KLOUCHE, MDNo longer taking part
  • Polyclinique MontréalCarcassonne, FranceContact: Frédéric VAVDIN, MDTaking people
  • Pôle Santé RépubliqueClermont-Ferrand, FranceContact: Arnaud SCHOENIG, MDTaking people
  • Hôpital Privé Saint-FrançoisDésertines, FranceContact: Shahnaz KLOUCHE, MDNo longer taking part
  • Clinique Cap-d'OrLa Seyne-sur-Mer, FranceContact: Shahnaz KLOUCHE, MDNo longer taking part
  • Pôle Santé SudLe Mans, FranceContact: Shahnaz KLOUCHE, MDNo longer taking part
  • Clinique Emailleurs-ColombierLimoges, FranceContact: Nicolas LESAUX, MDTaking people
  • Polyclinique De LimogesLimoges, FranceContact: Shahnaz KLOUCHE, MDNo longer taking part
  • Clinique Claude BernardMetz, FranceContact: Shahnaz KLOUCHE, MDNo longer taking part
  • Polyclinique de GentillyNancy, FranceContact: Shahnaz KLOUCHE, MDNo longer taking part
  • Clinique Saint-AugustinNantes, FranceContact: Shahnaz KLOUCHE, MDNo longer taking part
  • Polyclinique Grand SudNîmes, FranceContact: Shahnaz KLOUCHE, MDNo longer taking part
  • Polyclinique Les FleursOllioules, FranceContact: Shahnaz KLOUCHE, MDNo longer taking part
  • Polyclinique de PoitiersPoitiers, FranceContact: Christian PEYRET, MDTaking people
  • Clinique du RenaisonRoanne, FranceContact: Thierry BETHMONT, MDTaking people
  • Clinique Guillaume De VaryeSaint-Doulchard, FranceContact: Shahnaz KLOUCHE, MDNo longer taking part
  • Centre ClinicalSoyaux, FranceContact: Shahnaz KLOUCHE, MDNo longer taking part
  • Clinique de l'EstréeStains, FranceContact: Shahnaz KLOUCHE, MDNo longer taking part
  • Clinique Ambroise ParéToulouse, FranceContact: Frédéric JONCA, MDTaking people
  • Polyclinique VaubanValenciennes, FranceContact: Shahnaz KLOUCHE, MDNo longer taking part
  • Hôpital privé OcéaneVannes, FranceContact: Shahnaz KLOUCHE, MDNo longer taking part

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Trial details

Who runs it
Elsan
Trial code
NCT04638088
Record updated
21 April 2026
Original description
Minimally invasive surgery has developed widely since the 1980s and has revolutionized the practices of surgeons. In urology, the development of laparoscopy and then robot-assisted surgery has considerably improved the management of pathologies. In France, as in all the countries concerned, the spread of robotic surgery has taken place without prior studies validating this new technology, nor organizational rules in terms of quality and access to care. The report of the Haute Autorité de Santé dated November 2016 underlines the weakness of the methodological quality of studies and meta-analyzes evaluating robot-assisted total prostatectomy compared to other surgical techniques by laparotomy or conventional laparoscopy. It therefore appears important to evaluate in a large study the interest of this technique in order to help the authorities to decide on the real benefit of this technology and to provide reliable answers to the patients.Read full original descriptionShow less

Comparison of Radical Prostatectomy for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer, Performed by Robot-assisted or Standard Laparoscopy or by Laparotomy : a Multicentric Prospective Study.

Minimally invasive surgery has developed widely since the 1980s and has revolutionized the practices of surgeons. In urology, the development of laparoscopy and then robot-assisted surgery has considerably improved the management of pathologies. In France, as in all the countries concerned, the spread of robotic surgery has taken place without prior studies validating this new technology, nor organizational rules in terms of quality and access to care. The report of the Haute Autorité de Santé dated November 2016 underlines the weakness of the methodological quality of studies and meta-analyzes evaluating robot-assisted total prostatectomy compared to other surgical techniques by laparotomy or conventional laparoscopy. It therefore appears important to evaluate in a large study the interest of this technique in order to help the authorities to decide on the real benefit of this technology and to provide reliable answers to the patients.

Inclusion: patient hospitalized for a planned radical prostatectomy.

Exclusion: Consent refusal from the patient; Patients protected by law (Art.L 1121-5, 1121-6, 1121-8 du Code de la santé publique); Absence of a French Health Care Insurance coverage.

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04638088