NCT06255080

Comparing Skills Acquisition on Different Laparoscopy Software

Re-defining Proficiency Levels Might be Necessary When Virtual Reality Simulator Software is Updated - a Randomized Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Simulation based training is a standard part of surgical training. Over the years virtual reality simulator have been more and more integrated into the surgical curriculum for surgical novices. Evidence shows that practicing using proficiency-based training programs significantly reduces the operation time and complication rates for during intial operations for young doctors. The aim of this trial is to examine if skills obtained on a newer software version is transferable to the original software.

Conditions

• Simulation Training
• Laparoscopy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Training intervention	The intervention consists of making the intervention group practice till proficiency using the 2019-version. The control group practices till they have reached proficiency using the standard 2016-version. We wanted to compare time to completetion for the intervention. For the follow-up test we invited all participants to return after 4-6 weeks (where no training was allowed) and made them practice till proficiency again using the standard 2016-version. Time to reach proficiency for the follow-up test was compared.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-09-01
• Primary completion: 2023-01-15
• Completion: 2023-01-20
• First posted: 2024-02-12
• Last updated: 2024-02-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark