NCT01092013

Comparative Evaluation of Simulator Based and Traditional In-surgery Laparoscopic Camera Training's Efficiency in Novices

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Zurich · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This prospective randomized study aims for determination whether focused simulator based laparoscopic camera training in novices can improve camera performance in an actual clinical situations in the same manner as traditional training in the OR does, especially considering efficient use of training time.

Detailed description

Medical students in their final years without any significant experience in handling an angled laparoscopic camera participate in the study and perform a camera guidance test in surgery. The participants are then randomized in two groups to receive either a simulator based or traditional in theatre training during three weeks. The camera test will be repeated, while both tests are going to be recorded. Videos of 14 camera tests carried out by laparoscopic experts are taped as well.

Conditions

• Laparoscopy
• Clinical Competence

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Training on laparoscopic simulator in skills lab	Laparoscopic camera training in a skills lab following training protocol for a total of 6 hours during 3 weeks.
BEHAVIORAL	Training at actual laparoscopic surgery	Assisting at 6 laparoscopic surgeries navigating the camera during 3 weeks
BEHAVIORAL	Technical instruction	Technical instruction on proper handling of an angled laparoscope before randomization for 1 hour

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-09-01
• Primary completion: 2009-04-01
• Completion: 2009-04-01
• First posted: 2010-03-24
• Last updated: 2010-08-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland