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Feasibility and Safety of Robotic Bariatric Surgery Using the SenhanceTM Surgical System

Feasibility and Safety of Robotic Bariatric Surgery Using the SenhanceTM Surgical System: a Pilot Study

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05208138
Acronym
RoboBar
Enrollment
21
Registered
2022-01-26
Start date
2022-01-20
Completion date
2022-06-15
Last updated
2022-11-04

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

Conditions

Bariatric Surgery Candidate

Keywords

Bariatric Surgery, Robotic Surgery

Brief summary

Evaluating feasibility and safety of the Senhance Surgical System with digital laparoscopy in bariatric surgery.

Detailed description

The introduction of laparoscopy in bariatric surgery is considered a milestone to improve postoperative outcomes in terms of less complications and shorter hospital stay. Furthermore, conversion into open surgery is associated with higher postoperative morbidity and mortality in bariatric surgery. Nevertheless, the laparoscopic technique has several drawbacks as lack of tactile feedback, limited degrees of freedom of the laparoscopic instruments, bad depth perception and limited field of view and therefore a flat learning curve. Senhance Surgical System from Asensus Surgical is an innovative robotic technique which presents haptic feedback, an eyetracker system, microinvasive surgery (with 3mm instruments), reusable instruments and a lower docking time when compared to usual robotic systems. The use of this new technology has not been systematically analysed in bariatric surgery. Nevertheless, its use is expected to be safe and efficient and may also present some advantages over conventional laparoscopic surgery. The primary endpoint of the study is the safety of this new robotic platform in bariatric surgery (intraoperative complications, postoperative morbidity, and postoperative mortality). Secondary outcome is the feasibility of this new technology in bariatric surgery (docking time, operation time, conversion rate, length of hospital stay, and rehospitalisation rate).

Interventions

DEVICESenhance Surgical System from Asensus

Bariatric operation with the Senhance Surgical System

Sponsors

Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

Prospective single arm, two-stage phase II study

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Informed Consent as documented by signature (Appendix Informed Consent Form) * ≥ 18 years old * Capable of judgment * Patient eligible for laparoscopic bariatric surgery according to the SMOB (Swiss Study Group for Morbid Obesity) -Criteria and having a bariatric operation (including Sleeve gastrectomy, Y-Roux gastric bypass, Omega-loop gastric bypass) using SenhanceTM Surgical System

Exclusion criteria

* \< 18 years of age * Participants incapable of judgment or participants under tutelage * Inability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g. due to language problems, psychological disorders, dementia, etc. of the participant, * No informed consent signed * Women who are pregnant * High risk patients (immunosuppression, myopathy, liver cirrhosis, severe heart or lung disease, renal failure) * Contra-indication for laparoscopic surgery * Prior upper gastro intestinal tract operations (such as hepatobiliary, pancreatic, gastrooesophageal, anti-reflux, bariatric surgery or splenectomy except cholecystectomy) or open surgery with incision above the umbilicus

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Rate of renal complication using the Senhance Surgical System in bariatric surgeryup to 30 days postoperativelyNumber of patients with a renal complication
Rate of intraoperative bleeding using the Senhance Surgical System in bariatric surgeryDuring operation, up to 2 hoursNumber of patients with intraoperative bleeding
Rate of intraoperative organ lesion using the Senhance Surgical System in bariatric surgeryDuring operation, up to 2 hoursNumber of patients with intraoperative organ lesion
Rate of procedure interruption using the Senhance Surgical System in bariatric surgeryDuring operation, up to 2 hoursNumber of patients with procedure interruption
Rate of postoperative bleeding using the Senhance Surgical System in bariatric surgeryup to 30 days postoperativelyNumber of patients with postoperative bleeding
Rate of anastomotic or staple line leakage using the Senhance Surgical System in bariatric surgeryup to 30 days postoperativelyNumber of patients with anastomotic or staple line leakage
Rate of surgical site infection using the Senhance Surgical System in bariatric surgeryup to 30 days postoperativelyNumber of patients with surgical site infection (deep or superficial)
Rate of cardiovascular complication using the Senhance Surgical System in bariatric surgeryup to 30 days postoperativelyNumber of patients with a cardiovascular complication
Rate of respiratory complication using theSenhance Surgical System in bariatric surgeryup to 30 days postoperativelyNumber of patients with a respiratory complication
Rate of thromboembolic complication using the Senhance Surgical System in bariatric surgeryup to 30 days postoperativelyNumber of patients with a thromboembolic complication

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Feasibility of the Senhance Surgical System in bariatric surgeryDuring operation, up to 2 hoursOperation time

Countries

Switzerland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026