NCT07100431Completed
Comparison of Safety and Clinical Effects of Straight and Articulated Instruments (ArtiSential) in Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer Patients, a Prospective Randomized Study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 3 Aug 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
In patients with gastric cancer, gastrectomy can be performed via laparoscopic/robotic or open surgery. It is crucial to completely remove the tumor along with an adequate extent of lymph node dissection. The number of lymph nodes retrieved during gastrectomy is considered an important factor associated with the quality of the surgery and can serve as an indicator of the completeness of the procedure. In particular, during the dissection of lymph node stations 8, 9, 11p and 12a - which are located near the superior aspect of the pancreas - pressure is often applied to the pancreas to secure an adequate surgical view. Recent studies have suggested that this may be associated with postoperative pancreatic complications. It is believed that the use of articulating instruments during laparoscopic gastrectomy may enable a safer dissection of lymph nodes located above the pancreas. However, to date, there have been lack of studies comparing the safety and efficacy of articulating versus straight instruments in laparoscopic gastrectomy. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the compare these two approaches.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 76 (actual)
- First submitted
- 27 Jul 2025
- Start date
- 22 Jun 2022
- Primary completion date
- 15 Dec 2023
- Lead sponsor
- Gangnam Severance Hospital
- Diseases
- Gastric and esophageal cancer
- NCT number
- NCT07100431
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 76
- From 22 Jun 2022 to the primary completion date, 15 Dec 2023
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Other illness
- Patients with a history of gastrectomy
- Patients with a history of pancreatitis or pancreatic surgery
- Patients with a history of abdominal surgery who are expected to have severe intra-abdominal adhesions
Other
- Patients scheduled for total gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection
Who the study is looking for
- Patients diagnosed with gastric adenocarcinoma pathologically before surgery
- Patients scheduled for laparoscopic radical gastrectomy
- Patients aged more than 20
- Patients with an ECOG 0 or 1
Age in the registry: 20 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GangnamSeverance Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Seoul | South Korea | Unknown status |
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