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NCT Number: NCT03134534

Robot-assisted vs VATS Lobectomy for NSCLC

Robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) was widely used in thoracic surgery, the surgical safety and feasibility of RATS lobectomy for NSCLC has been confirmed. However, the oncological long-term outcomes of RATS lobectomy has not been studied by randomized controlled trial, the purpose of this study is to determine whether RATS lobectomy would be as effective as VATS lobectomy on short-term and long-term outcomes.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 021, China

About this study

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy is recommended for non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with surgical indications in China, its oncological long-term outcomes has been widely approved. As a new form of VATS, robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) was widely used in thoracic surgery, the 3D vision and flexible robot arm were helpful for surgeons to perform precise operations, and RATS was reported to bring extra benefits to patients. The surgical safety and feasibility of RATS lobectomy for NSCLC has been confirmed. However, the oncological long-term outcomes of RATS lobectomy has not been studied by randomized controlled trial. so we designed this randomized controlled trial to determine whether RATS lobectomy would be as effective as VATS lobectomy on short-term and long-term outcomes.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • surgical indication for lobectomy;
  • minimal invasive surgery;
  • ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) stage: I-III;
  • sign the informed consent. -

Exclusion criteria

  • benign tumor or nodule;
  • present of other malignancy;
  • preoperative chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy. -

Treatment and study plan

VATS lobectomy

Procedure

a minimal invasive surgical types for NSCLC: VATS lobectomy

RATS lobectomy

Procedure

a minimal invasive surgical types for NSCLC: RATS lobectomy

Primary outcomes

  1. 3-year overall survival (OS)

    Time frame: 3 year after surgery

    OS at 3 year after surgery

  2. Lymph node counts

    Time frame: postoperative in-hospital stay up to 30 days

    overall lymph node counts, number of stations dissected, and number of lymph nodes in each lymph node station

Secondary outcomes

  1. 3-year disease-free survival (DFS)

    Time frame: 3 year after surgery

    DFS at 3 year after surgery

  2. 1-year overall survival (OS)

    Time frame: 1 year after surgery

    OS at 1 year after surgery

  3. 1-year disease-free survival (DFS)

    Time frame: 1 year after surgery

    DFS at 1 year after surgery

  4. R0 rate

    Time frame: postoperative in-hospital stay up to 30 days

    R0 radical rate

  5. margin state

    Time frame: postoperative in-hospital stay up to 30 days

    positive margin rate

  6. operative time

    Time frame: postoperative in-hospital stay up to 30 days

    the time of operation

  7. blood loss

    Time frame: postoperative in-hospital stay up to 30 days

    blood loss in the operation

  8. conversion rate

    Time frame: postoperative in-hospital stay up to 30 days

    the rate of conversion to open surgery in the operation

  9. operative accident event

    Time frame: postoperative in-hospital stay up to 30 days

    the accident event happened in operative

  10. 30-day mortality

    Time frame: postoperative in-hospital stay up to 30 days

    30-day mortality after surgery

  11. length of stay (LOS)

    Time frame: postoperative in-hospital stay up to 30 days

    length of stay in hospitalization

  12. postoperative complications

    Time frame: postoperative in-hospital stay up to 30 days

    mainly include: pneumonia, arrhythmia, incision infection, vocal cord paralysis, trachea cannula

  13. quality of life (QOL) at 3 month

    Time frame: at 3 month after surgery

    QOL, WHOQOL-BREF

Other outcomes

  1. total hospitalization expenditures

    Time frame: postoperative in-hospital stay up to 30 days

    cost in hospital

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ruijin Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Study of Robotic-assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy Versus Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (RVlob)

Acronym: RVlob

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
May 1, 2017
Registry last updated
Oct 31, 2023

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