The Effect of Virtual Simulation Training in Mastoidectomy

NCT ID: NCT02030873

Last Updated: 2015-05-05

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-01-31

Study Completion Date

2015-01-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of virtual simulation training on mastoidectomy dissection performance of otorhinolaryngology trainees, to explore performance assessment using a final-product analysis approach and to explore the role of cognitive load.

Detailed Description

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Traditional dissection training in temporal bone surgery is not evidence-based yet gold standard. In the recent years the Visible Ear Simulator has been used as an introduction to mastoidectomy in the Danish temporal bone course curriculum before letting the participants move on to dissection training in order to maximize the yield from the dissection training. Instructors have the impression that participants perform better in dissection after the simulator training session has been introduced. Our pilot study suggests that participants perform better in the simulator compared to traditional dissection training. This could be due to a reduction of the cognitive load in the virtual simulator.

These observations lead to the hypothesis that virtual simulation training of mastoidectomy provides an effect that improves performance in traditional dissection training.

Conditions

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Medical Education User-Computer Interface Clinical Skills Motor Skills Temporal Bone

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Virtual simulation training first

Participants in this arm receive virtual simulation training before dissection training.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Virtual simulation training

Intervention Type OTHER

Virtual simulation training in the Visible Ear Simulator.

Dissection training first

Participants in this arm receive dissection training first and then virtual simulation training.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Virtual simulation training

Virtual simulation training in the Visible Ear Simulator.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Resident in otorhinolaryngology postgraduate year 2-5
* Informed written consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Previous participation in formal mastoidectomy training in a virtual simulator
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Rigshospitalet, Denmark

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Steven Andersen

MD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Steven AW Andersen, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Locations

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Rigshospitalet

Copenhagen, , Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

Other Identifiers

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H-4-2014-FSP-2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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