NCT01483677

Comparison Study of the Nintendo Wii Versus Playstation2 in Enhancing Laparoscopic Skills

Is Nintendo Wii a More Suitable Video Game Platform Than Playstation 2 for Enhancing Laparoscopic Skills?

• Status: Completed
• Phase: EARLY_Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 42 (actual)
• Sponsor: Beth Israel Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The investigators believe that subjects who practice on the Nintendo Wii will improve their laparoscopic skills more than those who practice on the Playstation2.

Detailed description

Video game experience, whether past or current, have correlated with better laparoscopy skills. Those studies were conducted using traditional game controllers. The relatively new Nintendo Wii uses a novel set of mechanics which allows for more realistic representation of player generated movements. We aim to study if the unique mechanics of the Wii can improve laparoscopy skills better than a traditional video game (Playstation 2).

Conditions

• Laparoscopy Skills

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Nintendo Wii	Subjects played the game Boomblox for 30 continuous minutes on the Nintendo Wii.
OTHER	Playstation 2	Subjects played the game Time Crisis2 on the Playstation2 for 30 continuous minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-11-01
• Primary completion: 2011-03-01
• Completion: 2011-03-01
• First posted: 2011-12-01
• Last updated: 2011-12-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States