Study Comparing Conventional vs. Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Uterine Fibroids, Menorrhagia, Endometriosis

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare two ways of performing laparoscopic hysterectomy - robotic-assisted vs. conventional laparoscopy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00485355

Run by

The Cleveland Clinic

People needed

27

Starts

2007-06-01

Expected to finish

2012-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-02-19

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• women who are 18 years of age or greater who are to undergo laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign indications. Other concomitant laparoscopic or anti-incontinence procedures (e.g., excision of endometriosis or mid-urethral sling procedures) will be performed at the primary surgeon's discretion.

You may not qualify if…

• suspected malignancy, medical illness precluding laparoscopy, inability to give informed consent, morbid obesity (BMI>40), or need for concomitant bowel resection.

Where it is running

• Cleveland Clinic — Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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