Status:

RECRUITING

Transoral Robotic Surgery in Treating Patients With Benign or Malignant Tumors of the Head and Neck

Lead Sponsor:

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Conditions:

Recurrent Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity

Recurrent Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This pilot clinical trial studies transoral robotic surgery (TORS) in treating patients with benign or malignant tumors of the head and neck. TORS is a less invasive type of surgery for head and neck ...

Detailed Description

To conduct a pilot single-arm study to assess transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for oral and laryngopharyngeal benign and malignant lesions using the Da Vinci Robotic Surgical System.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient must present with indications for diagnostic or therapeutic approaches for benign and/or malignant diseases of the oral cavity or laryngopharynx (including the neoplastic lesions of the tongue, tongue base, retromolar trigone, tonsils, palate, posterior and lateral pharynx, glottic, supraglottic and subglottic larynx)
  • Patients must have adequate transoral exposure of the oral cavity and laryngopharynx for TORS instrumentation
  • Written informed consent and/or Consent waiver by institutional review board (IRB)

Exclusion

  • Unexplained fever and/or untreated, active infection
  • Patient pregnancy
  • Previous head and neck surgery that would preclude transoral/robotic procedures. This is at the investigator's discretion. This is not an exclusion criterion for the non-surgical arm.
  • The presence of medical conditions contraindicating general anesthesia or transoral surgical approaches
  • Inability to grant informed consent
  • INTRAOPERATIVE EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Inability to adequately visualize anatomy to perform the diagnostic or therapeutic surgical approach transorally

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 3 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

600 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01473784

Start Date

December 3 2007

End Date

December 31 2025

Last Update

November 3 2025

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Ohio State University Medical Center

Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210