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KeyScope Study in Uganda

KeyScope: First-In-Human Clinical Study for Cancer Diagnosis in Uganda

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 6 Aug 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

KeyScope and KeyLoop (collectively called KeySuite) are laparoscopic prototypes that the investigators have designed for the resources, needs and challenges of low- and middle- income countries (LMICs). KeyScope is a laparoscope that plugs into a laptop computer to display images during surgery. It links to a telementoring application so that experienced surgeons can mentor surgeons in capacity-building partnerships. KeyLoop is a laparoscopic retractor that lifts the abdominal wall during surgery, obviating the need for a constant power supply and medical-grade carbon dioxide. The investigators will perform a clinical First-in-Human study at the Uganda Cancer Institute. Ugandan surgeons will use the KeySuite devices to perform biopsies of intra-abdominal tumors.

Status (registry)
Not yet recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
12 (estimated)
First submitted
27 Nov 2023
Start date
1 Sept 2026
Primary completion date
30 Jun 2027
Lead sponsor
Duke University
NCT number
NCT06212570

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Planned participants: 12
  • From 1 Sept 2026 to the primary completion date, 30 Jun 2027
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • previous major abdominal surgery

Other

  • significant comorbidities
  • current pregnancy

Who the study is looking for

  • diagnosis of intra-abdominal mass suspicious for cancer
  • body mass index (BMI) of 18-30
  • weight 20-100kg
  • biopsy necessary to determine cancer diagnosis and classify pathology
  • surgeon determine that laproscopic biopsy it technically appropriate

Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Uganda Cancer Institute
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KampalaUgandaUnknown status

This page is information, not medical advice. Discuss any trial with your doctor.