NCT00460980

Effect of Virtual Reality Training by Novices on Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in a Porcine Model

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Columbia University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study proposes evaluation of an educational tool, a laparoscopic virtual reality simulator. The purpose of this study is to determine whether training on the LapSim Simulator transfers to improved laparoscopic cholecystectomy operative performance in an animal model.

Detailed description

This is study protocol involves the training and evaluation of general surgery interns on a laparoscopic simulator (LapSim®, Surgical Science Ltd, Göteborg, Sweden, version 3.0.

Conditions

• Gallstones

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Virtual reality laparoscopic simulator training	The aim of this project is to determine whether a structured approach to teaching laparoscopic skills to beginning surgeons with a virtual reality trainer will improve skills prior to actual operative experience. We aim to show that with the virtual reality trainer, operative skills will be improved and that overall operative time will be decreased.

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-05-01
• Primary completion: 2008-04-01
• Completion: 2008-04-01
• First posted: 2007-04-17
• Last updated: 2015-04-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States