Developing a Curriculum to Teach Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
NCT ID: NCT01371136
Last Updated: 2015-11-17
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
25 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2010-06-30
2011-05-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
SINGLE_GROUP
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Curricular Trained
Residents in the curricular training group will participate in the entire ex-vivo training curriculum. They will train to proficiency on a virtual reality simulator. This training program has 8 tasks at an "easy", "medium" and "hard" level. They will also participate in a cognitive training component. This consists of self-directed reading, and a video training component. In the video training component, residents will watch videos of laparoscopic right and sigmoid colectomies with a staff facilitator. Finally, all residents in the intervention group will participate in a cadaver lab where they will perform a laparoscopic right or sigmoid colectomy on a cadaver.
curricular training
Residents in the curricular training group will participate in the entire ex-vivo training curriculum. They will train to proficiency on a virtual reality simulator. This training program has 8 tasks at an "easy", "medium" and "hard" level. They will also participate in a cognitive training component. This consists of self-directed reading, and a video training component. In the video training component, residents will watch videos of laparoscopic right and sigmoid colectomies with a staff facilitator. Finally, all residents in the intervention group will participate in a cadaver lab where they will perform a laparoscopic right or sigmoid colectomy on a cadaver.
conventional residency training
These residents proceed through surgical residency training as usual
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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curricular training
Residents in the curricular training group will participate in the entire ex-vivo training curriculum. They will train to proficiency on a virtual reality simulator. This training program has 8 tasks at an "easy", "medium" and "hard" level. They will also participate in a cognitive training component. This consists of self-directed reading, and a video training component. In the video training component, residents will watch videos of laparoscopic right and sigmoid colectomies with a staff facilitator. Finally, all residents in the intervention group will participate in a cadaver lab where they will perform a laparoscopic right or sigmoid colectomy on a cadaver.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* post graduate year (PGY) 2 or higher
* performed less than 10 laparoscopic colorectal procedures independently
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
OTHER_GOV
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
OTHER
Unity Health Toronto
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Teodor Grantcharov
Staff Surgeon
Principal Investigators
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Teodor P Grantcharov, MD, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Unity Health Toronto
Locations
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St. Michael's Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Countries
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References
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Palter VN, Grantcharov TP. Development and validation of a comprehensive curriculum to teach an advanced minimally invasive procedure: a randomized controlled trial. Ann Surg. 2012 Jul;256(1):25-32. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e318258f5aa.
Other Identifiers
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SMH10-059
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id