Clinical trial · Interventional
Robot Assisted Supraomohyoid Neck Dissection Via Retroauricular Approach
NCT01488669CI-TRIAL-00005895unknownN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
In this study we introduce and evaluate the feasibility of our surgical technique to hide the external scar of neck dissection using the robotic system via a modified facelift or retroauricular approach.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head and Neck Neoplasms | Head and Neck Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional neck dissection | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| robot assisted neck dissection via retroauricular approach | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Robotic neck dissection
- description
- Robotic neck dissection was performed via modified face lift or retroauricular approach using the robotic arms, while conventional neck dissection was conducted after transverse skin incision from the mastoid tip to the midline.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: robot assisted neck dissection via retroauricular approach
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Conventional neck dissection
- description
- Neck dissection is performed after an external transverse skin incision.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Conventional neck dissection
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Number of Retrieved lymph nodes
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity * no clinically identified cervical lymph node metastasis * surgery as initial treatment Exclusion Criteria: * suspicious neck metastasis * radiation or chemotherapy before the surgery * past history of neck surgery
References
Publications (14)
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