NCT01473784 · Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Transoral Robotic Surgery in Treating Patients With Benign or Malignant Tumors of the Head and Neck
What this study is about
This pilot clinical trial studies transoral robotic surgery (TORS) in treating patients with benign or malignant tumors of the head and neck.
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This pilot clinical trial studies transoral robotic surgery (TORS) in treating patients with benign or malignant tumors of the head and neck.
Interventions
PROCEDURE
transoral robotic surgery
Undergo TORS using the Da Vinci Robotic Surgical System
PROCEDURE
quality 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.
Primary outcome measures
Determine the feasibility of the TORS in patients with oral and laryngopharyngeal benign and malignant lesions.
Time frame: up to eight years
Who can participate
This study lists these criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov. A study coordinator reviews eligibility during screening — this page does not determine whether you qualify.
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 EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Inability to adequately visualize anatomy to perform the diagnostic or therapeutic surgical approach transorally
Where
- Columbus, Ohio
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Will I receive a placebo instead of treatment?
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Data: ClinicalTrials.gov · synced Feb 10, 2026 · Source of record for eligibility and locations