Forces During Skull Base Surgery

Completed

Conditions studied: Skull Base, Pituitary, Robotics, Endonasal Surgery, Sinus Surgery

In brief

This study is designed to measure forces applied using standard surgical instruments at the skull base during resection of skull base lesions. This data will be useful for optimizing an active canula robot for assisting in skull base surgery. We hypothesize that through measurement of forces generated during routine endoscopic skull base surgery we will be able to optimize the canulas of an active canula robot for skull base surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01705821

Run by

Vanderbilt University

People needed

3

Starts

2012-10-01

Expected to finish

2013-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-12-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Any male or female patient 18-75 years old undergoing endonasal skull base surgery for a skull base lesion.
• Competent in decision making process and able to sign a written informed consent form.

You may not qualify if…

• Any patient not able to give written informed consent.

Where it is running

• Vanderbilt University Skull Base Center — Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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