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CompletedNCT05211128Updated Jan 27, 2022

The Evolving Use of Robotic Surgery

An observational study in Surgery, sponsored by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Completed at 1 site in Canada. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-01-27.

Sponsored by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
123,074
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

A retrospective, population-based analysis examining the rates of robotic surgery between the years of 2009 - 2018.

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A retrospective, population-based analysis examining the rates of robotic surgery in Ontario between the years of 2009 - 2018. The purposes of the study were (i) to describe temporal trends and (ii) patient- and system-level determinants of receiving robotic compared to open or laparoscopic surgery.

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Conditions studied

  • Surgery

Keywords

  • Robotic surgery
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In context

Lead sponsor

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is the lead sponsor of 566 studies on the registry; 134 are open to participants now.

Of its 6 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 2 (33%) have results posted.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Ontario adults that received an elective radical prostatectomy, total hysterectomy, partial nephrectomy, or thoracic lobectomy using an open, laparoscopic or robotic approach between 2008-2018.

Inclusion criteria

  • Minimum 18 years old
  • Received an elective radical prostatectomy, total hysterectomy, partial nephrectomy, or thoracic lobectomy using an open, laparoscopic or robotic approach between 2008-2018

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Non-Ontario residents
  • Non-elective procedure
  • Patients without OHIP eligibility
  • Patients who had an identical procedure in the previous two years
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
123,074 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Radical prostatectomies

    Procedure: Robotic Surgery · Procedure: Open Surgery · Procedure: Laparoscopic Surgery

  • Total hysterectomies

    Procedure: Robotic Surgery · Procedure: Open Surgery · Procedure: Laparoscopic Surgery

  • Thoracic lobectomies

    Procedure: Robotic Surgery · Procedure: Open Surgery · Procedure: Laparoscopic Surgery

  • Partial nephrectomies

    Procedure: Robotic Surgery · Procedure: Open Surgery · Procedure: Laparoscopic Surgery

Interventions

  • ProcedureRobotic Surgery

    Surgical procedure using robotic technologies.

  • ProcedureOpen Surgery

    Surgical procedure using a large, open cut in the skin.

  • ProcedureLaparoscopic Surgery

    Surgical procedure using small incisions and trochars.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Temporal trends

    To describe temporal trends in robotic surgery

    Time frame: 2009 - 2018

Other outcomes

  1. Determinants of surgery type

    To identify patient- and system-level determinants of receiving robotic compared to open or laparoscopic surgery

    Time frame: 2009 - 2018

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Study locations

1 site
  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
    Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 27, 2022, 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
NCT05211128
Lead sponsor
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Collaborators
University of Toronto, Unity Health Toronto, Western University, McMaster University, University of Ottawa, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 27, 2022
Start date
Jul 1, 2018
Primary completion
Jun 1, 2021
Completion
Jun 1, 2021
Last update
Jan 27, 2022

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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