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Carbon Footprint Assessment for Robotic, Laparoscopic and Open Colorectal Operations to Enhance Environmental Sustainability

NCT06844604 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2025-04-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this study is to conduct a life cycle assessment of robotic, laparoscopic and open colorectal procedures and compare their climate impact. Further the investigators want to identify major targets for possible reduction in the CO2 footprint in colorectal procedures. The main questions are:

Researchers will identify used and prepared materials and instruments for the individual procedures and weigh them individually. SimaPro databases will help calculate the carbon footprints for the used instruments. Additionally, energy waste will be measured and carbon footprint of anesthesia will be estimated with previous existing data from other studies.

Conditions

  • Colorectal Operations

Interventions

PROCEDURE

robotic colorectal procedures

any colorectal procedure planed robot-assisted

PROCEDURE

laparoscopic colorectal procedures

any colorectal procedure planed laparoscopically

PROCEDURE

open colorectal procedures

any colorectal procedure planed open

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-03-19
Primary Completion
2025-11-01
Completion
2026-01-01

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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