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Status unknownNCT03512379Updated Sep 24, 2018

Clinical Trial for the Application of Robotic System in Spinal Surgery

An interventional study of TIANJI Robot and Fluoroscopy in Robotic Surgical Procedures, Spinal Surgery and Safety, sponsored by Beijing Jishuitan Hospital. Status unknown at 1 site in China. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-09-24.

Sponsored by Beijing Jishuitan Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Sep 2018), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 2 years 8 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Aug 2015, registered Apr 2018).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
1,000
Allocation
Randomized
Sex
All
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Study summary

This randomized controlled study was designed to evaluate the accuracy, safety and clinical outcomes of the robot assisted spinal surgery.

Read the detailed description

Robot assisted operation is new for spinal surgery, in this study, we will evaluate the accuracy, safety and clinical outcomes compared with traditional free hand operation and navigation assisted operation.

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Conditions studied

  • Robotic Surgical Procedures
  • Spinal Surgery
  • Safety

Keywords

  • robot-assisted surgery
  • pedicle screw
  • spine
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In context

Lead sponsor

Beijing Jishuitan Hospital is the lead sponsor of 43 studies on the registry; 16 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Spinal disease required for screw fixation;signed the inform consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with severe osteoporosis; patients with old fractures; patients with pedicle deformity; patients with severe systemic diseases; patients with coagulation disorders; patients who are considered unsuitable for this trail by the clinician.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
1,000 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Robot assisted surgery group

    Spinal surgery using TIANJI Robot system.

    Device: TIANJI Robot

  • Active comparator
    Free hand surgery group

    Spinal surgery using fluoroscopy-based free hand technique

    Device: Fluoroscopy

  • Active comparator
    Navigation-assisted surgery group

    Spinal surgery using Navigation-assisted technique

    Device: Navigation

Interventions

  • DeviceTIANJI Robot

    A robotic system for spinal surgery

  • DeviceFluoroscopy

    For fluoroscopy-based free hand surgery

  • DeviceNavigation

    For navigation-assisted spinal surgery

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Screw guide wire adjustment times

    The adjustment times of screw guide wire during surgery

    Time frame: During surgery

  2. Screw adjustment times

    The adjustment times of screw during surgery

    Time frame: During surgery

  3. Deviation of screw

    The deviation between the actual position of screw and the preoperative designed position

    Time frame: Up to 12 weeks

  4. Perforation rate of screw

    Rate of screws breaching out pedicles on postoperative CT image

    Time frame: Up to 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Operation time

    Operation time

    Time frame: During surgery

  2. Blood loss

    Blood loss during surgery

    Time frame: During surgery

  3. Complications

    Complications after surgery

    Time frame: Up to 4 weeks

  4. Hospital stay after surgery

    Hospital stay after surgery

    Time frame: Up to 4 weeks

  5. Hospitalization costs

    Hospitalization costs

    Time frame: Up to 4 weeks

  6. Visual Analogue Scale

    Visual Analogue Scale

    Time frame: 3 days before surgery

  7. Visual Analogue Scale

    Visual Analogue Scale

    Time frame: 3 days after surgery

  8. Neck Disability Index

    Neck Disability Index

    Time frame: 3 days before surgery

  9. Neck Disability Index

    Neck Disability Index

    Time frame: 3 days after surgery

  10. Oswestry Disability Index

    Oswestry Disability Index

    Time frame: 3 days before surgery

  11. Oswestry Disability Index

    Oswestry Disability Index

    Time frame: 3 days after surgery

  12. modified Japanese orthopaedic association score

    modified Japanese orthopaedic association score

    Time frame: 3 days before surgery

  13. modified Japanese orthopaedic association score

    modified Japanese orthopaedic association score

    Time frame: 3 days after surgery

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Beijing Jishuitan Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing 100035, China
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 24, 2018, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03512379
Lead sponsor
Beijing Jishuitan Hospital
Responsible party
Wei Tian (Professor, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Apr 30, 2018
Start date
Aug 1, 2015
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2020 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 31, 2021 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 24, 2018

Study contacts

Mingxing Fan, MD,PHD
Contact
van0208@163.com
+86-13683360600
Yajun Liu, MD,PHD
Contact
drliuyajun@163.com
+86-13911878647
Wei Tian, MD,PHD
study chair · Beijing Jishuitan Hospital

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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