A Pilot Study Assessing Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) for Oral and Laryngopharyngeal Benign and Malignant Lesions Using the Da Vinci Robotic Surgical System
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
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
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.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- 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 unt…
Interventions
- Proceduretransoral robotic surgery
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.
Location
- Ohio State University Medical CenterColumbus, Ohio