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

A Pilot Study Assessing Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) for Oral and Laryngopharyngeal Benign and Malignant Lesions Using the Da Vinci Robotic Surgical System

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01473784
Enrollment
600
Registered
2011-11-17
Start date
2007-12-03
Completion date
2026-12-31
Last updated
2026-02-10

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Recurrent Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity, Recurrent Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity, Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx, Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx, Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity, Recurrent Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx, Recurrent Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity, Stage 0 Hypopharyngeal Cancer, Stage 0 Laryngeal Cancer, Stage 0 Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer, Stage I Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity, Stage I Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity, Stage I Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx, Stage I Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx, Stage I Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity, Stage I Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx, Stage I Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity, Stage II Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity, Stage II Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity, Stage II Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx, Stage II Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx, Stage II Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity, Stage II Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx, Stage II Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity, Stage III Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity, Stage III Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity, Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx, Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx, Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity, Stage III Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx, Stage III Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity, Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx, Stage IVA Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity, Stage IVA Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity, Stage IVA Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx, Stage IVA Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity, Stage IVA Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx, Stage IVA Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity, Stage IVB Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity, Stage IVB Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity, Stage IVB Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx, Stage IVB Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity, Stage IVB Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx, Stage IVB Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity, Stage IVC Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity, Stage IVC Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity, Stage IVC Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx, Stage IVC Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity, Stage IVC Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx, Stage IVC Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity, Tongue Cancer

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 cancer and may have fewer side effects and improve recovery

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.

Interventions

Undergo TORS using the Da Vinci Robotic Surgical System

PROCEDUREquality of life assessment

After surgery regular clinical assessments will be scheduled to see how the patient is doing. Patients will be asked to answer a quality of life assessment as part of the study. If patients are unable to come to the Ohio State University Medical Center for a physician appointment they will be contacted via phone or mailed a questionnaire to complete.

Sponsors

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* 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 criteria

* 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

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Determine the feasibility of the TORS in patients with oral and laryngopharyngeal benign and malignant lesions.up to eight years

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Assess the impact of TORS on the intra-operative surgical outcomes such as operative time, blood loss and complications.up to eight yearsIf the planned procedure is a combined procedure, (robotic + non robotic) above mentioned measures are going to be presented separately for successful fully robotic surgeries and for unsuccessful mixed surgeries. 2\. To identify the learning curve for TORS by measuring the efficiency and accuracy of the surgeons who perform the procedures.
Assess the quality of life of the patients with TORS.up to eight years

Countries

United States

Contacts

CONTACTOhio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
OSUCCCClinicaltrials@osumc.edu1-800-293-5066
CONTACTChelsea Marra
Chelseaanne.Marra@osumc.edu
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOREnver Ozer, MD

Ohio State University

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 11, 2026