# The PHARO Trial: The Incidence of Para-conduit Hernia With Closure of Hiatus Versus the Standard Approach in Robotic Oesophagectomy - A Randomised Controlled Pilot Trial

> **NCT07426835** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland** · enrollment: 40 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Oesphageal Cancer
- Para-conduit Hernia

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Standard Hiatal Management
- **PROCEDURE:** Hiatal Closure With Omentopexy and Left Crus Fixation

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07426835
- **Lead sponsor:** Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2025-12-19
- **Primary completion:** 2027-12-31
- **Final completion:** 2029-12-31
- **Target enrollment:** 40 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-23


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07426835

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07426835, "The PHARO Trial: The Incidence of Para-conduit Hernia With Closure of Hiatus Versus the Standard Approach in Robotic Oesophagectomy - A Randomised Controlled Pilot Trial". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-03 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07426835. Licensed CC0.

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