Table 6.
Ongoing RCTs and unpublished terminated RCTs
| Identifier | Title | Expected end of trial |
|---|---|---|
| Partial pancreatoduodenectomy | ||
| NCT03785743 | Comparing laparoscopic and open surgery for pancreatic carcinoma | 1 March 2026 |
| NCT04171440 | Comparison of perioperative outcomes between minimally invasive and open pancreaticoduodenectomy | 1 July 2024 |
| ChiCTR1900024788 | Robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy (RPD) versus open pancreaticoduodenectomy (OPD) in the long-term oncologic outcomes (LR301PD1): a randomized controlled trial | 1 September 2021 |
| NCT03870698 | Comparison of functional recovery between laparoscopic and open pancreaticoduodenectomy | 1 July 2021 |
| NCT03747588 | The comparison of laparoscopic and open pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic cancer (LOPA) | 30 December 2020 |
| NCT03138213 | Comparing total laparoscopic versus open pancreaticoduodenectomy | 1 September 2020 |
| NCT03722732 | Comparison of blood loss in laparoscopic versus open pancreaticoduodenectomy in patients with periampullary carcinoma | 1 December 2019 |
| DRKS00020407 | Evaluation of robotic versus open partial pancreaticoduodenectomy of a randomized controlled trial (EUROPA) | Not reported |
| NCT04400357 | Robotic versus open pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic and periampullary tumours (PORTAL) | Not reported |
| ChiCTR1900028686 | A prospective randomized controlled trial for the effects of laparoscopic and non-laparoscopic surgery on pancreas islet function | Not reported |
| ChiCTR2000038932 | Robotic versus open pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic or periampullary tumours: a multicentre, patient-blinded, randomized controlled trial | Not reported |
| Distal pancreatectomy | ||
| NCT03957135 | Laparoscopic versus open distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer: a multicentre randomized controlled trial | 30 November 2025 |
| NCT04483726 | Distal pancreatectomy, minimally invasive or open, for malignancy (DIPLOMA) | 9 July 2025 |
| ISRCTN44897265 | Distal pancreatectomy, minimally invasive or open, for malignancy | 1 May 2024 |
| KCT0004176 | Multicentre prospective randomized controlled clinical trial for comparison between laparoscopic and open distal pancreatectomy for ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic body and tail | 30 November 2023 |
| NCT03792932 | Laparoscopic versus open pancreatectomy for body and tail pancreatic cancer | 31 January 2022 |
| ChiCTR1900024648 | A randomized controlled study for the short-term oncologic outcomes of robot-assisted radical and open anterograde modular pancreaticosplenectomy | 30 November 2020 |
| DRKS00014011 | Distal pancreatectomy of a randomized controlled trial to compare open versus laparoscopic resection (DISPACT 2-TRIAL) | Not reported |
| ChiCTR2000038933 | Robotic versus open radical antegrade modular pancreatosplenectomy for pancreatic cancer of the body and tail: a multicentre, randomized controlled trial | Not reported |