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

NCT ID: NCT01483677

Last Updated: 2011-12-01

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

EARLY_PHASE1

Total Enrollment

42 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-11-30

Study Completion Date

2011-03-31

Brief Summary

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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

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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

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Laparoscopy Skills

Keywords

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Laparoscopy video games Nintendo Wii Playstation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Nintendo Wii

Subjects in this arm of the study play a game (Boomblox) on the Nintendo Wii for 30 minutes.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Nintendo Wii

Intervention Type OTHER

Subjects played the game Boomblox for 30 continuous minutes on the Nintendo Wii.

Playstation2

Subjects in this arm of the study play a game (Time Crisis 2) on the Playstation 2 for 30 minutes.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Playstation 2

Intervention Type OTHER

Subjects played the game Time Crisis2 on the Playstation2 for 30 continuous minutes.

Interventions

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Nintendo Wii

Subjects played the game Boomblox for 30 continuous minutes on the Nintendo Wii.

Intervention Type OTHER

Playstation 2

Subjects played the game Time Crisis2 on the Playstation2 for 30 continuous minutes.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Boomblox Time Crisis

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Medical Student, Resident or Attending physician at the Beth Israel Medical center.

Exclusion Criteria

* None
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Beth Israel Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Rujin Ju, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Beth Israel Medical Center

Karen C Wang, M.D.

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Locations

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Beth Israel Medical Center of The Albert Einstein College of Medicine

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Derossis AM, Bothwell J, Sigman HH, Fried GM. The effect of practice on performance in a laparoscopic simulator. Surg Endosc. 1998 Sep;12(9):1117-20. doi: 10.1007/s004649900796.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9716763 (View on PubMed)

Rosser JC Jr, Lynch PJ, Cuddihy L, Gentile DA, Klonsky J, Merrell R. The impact of video games on training surgeons in the 21st century. Arch Surg. 2007 Feb;142(2):181-6; discusssion 186. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.142.2.181.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17309970 (View on PubMed)

Smith CD, Farrell TM, McNatt SS, Metreveli RE. Assessing laparoscopic manipulative skills. Am J Surg. 2001 Jun;181(6):547-50. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9610(01)00639-0.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11513783 (View on PubMed)

Lewis TM, Aggarwal R, Rajaretnam N, Grantcharov TP, Darzi A. Training in surgical oncology - the role of VR simulation. Surg Oncol. 2011 Sep;20(3):134-9. doi: 10.1016/j.suronc.2011.04.005. Epub 2011 May 24.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21605972 (View on PubMed)

Munz Y, Kumar BD, Moorthy K, Bann S, Darzi A. Laparoscopic virtual reality and box trainers: is one superior to the other? Surg Endosc. 2004 Mar;18(3):485-94. doi: 10.1007/s00464-003-9043-7. Epub 2004 Feb 2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 14752633 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://www.engeneration.imeche.org/

Mechanical engineering aspect of Wii

Other Identifiers

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023-10

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id