Active Not RecruitingNot applicableNCT05150210

SP Thoracic IDE Study

To confirm the safety and performance of the da Vinci SP Surgical System, Instruments and Accessories in pulmonary lobectomy, and in thymectomy procedures.

Checked against the public recordLast updated Dec 23, 2025 · Source: ClinicalTrials.gov

StatusActive Not Recruiting
PhaseNot applicable
U.S. locations6
SponsorIntuitive Surgical
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Study overview

What this study is about

Purpose
Other
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Sponsor
Intuitive Surgical
Interventions being studied
Device: Robotic-Assisted Surgery
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Treatment approach
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Public criteria

Who may be able to participate

Inclusion Criteria: * Age \> 21 years * BMI ≤ 35 * ASA ≤ 3 * Willing and able to provide a written informed consent * Willing and able to comply with the study protocol requirements including follow-up examinations at 14 days and 30 days post-operatively, and post-market long term follow-up on an annual basis through 5 years Lobectomy Inclusion Criteria: \- Clinical stage I or II primary lung cancer or other suspected lung malignancy; or benign lung disease requiring resection; primary tumor ≤ 5cm diameter Thymectomy Inclusion Criteria: \- Masaoka clinical stage I or II thymoma; or thymectomy for myasthenia gravis; thymic mass ≤ 5 cm diameter Exclusion Criteria: * Clinical or radiological evidence of mediastinal or systemic metastatic disease * Life expectancy \< 6 months * Subject with a known bleeding or clotting disorder * Subjects actively receiving therapeutic-dose anticoagulation or anti-platelet medications at the time of operation * Uncontrolled systemic illness 6 months prior to planned surgical procedure including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements * Previous chemotherapy, immunotherapy and/or radiation therapy for treatment of the cancer to be resected * Subject has a contraindication for general anesthesia or surgery * Subjects under active immunomodulatory or immunosuppressive regimen (e.g. transplant patient, high-dose steroid requirement) within 30 days prior to the planned surgical procedure. For myasthenia patients, if steroids are weaned down to prednisone ≤ 5 mg/day prior to day of surgery, the patient may be enrolled * Previous sternotomy * Subject belongs to vulnerable population * Subject is pregnant or suspected to be pregnant or breastfeeding Lobectomy Exclusion Criteria: * Tumor involving carina or any airway requiring sleeve resection, bronchoplasty * Tumor requiring resection of local structures (e.g. chest wall) or extended resection such as bilobectomy * History of pulmonary hypertension * Previous ipsilateral thoracic surgery or radiotherapy Thymectomy Exclusion Criteria: * Uncontrolled myasthenia gravis symptoms at the time of scheduled surgery * Tumor requiring resection of local structures (except pericardium) * Confirmed thymic carcinoma Intraoperative Exclusion Criteria: \- Anatomy determined intra-operatively to be unsuitable for minimally invasive surgery

Important: This is the sponsor’s public criteria, not a determination of eligibility. The study team must review your individual situation.

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Study sites

U.S. locations

  • Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, California
  • Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, Massachusetts
  • NYU Langone HealthNew York, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, New York
  • Duke University HospitalDurham, North Carolina
  • MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas

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