Comparison of an Inexpensive Tablet-based Laparoscopic Box Trainer With a Standard Box Trainer

NCT ID: NCT02491710

Last Updated: 2018-03-21

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 32 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2015-08-31
• Study Completion Date: 2015-09-30

Brief Summary

Training is of great importance in laparoscopy. There are different commercially available trainers which are quite expensive and are used by trainees only inside the hospital.

The aim of this study is to find out whether basic laparoscopic skills training using an inexpensive tablet-based laparoscopic box trainer leads to equal training results (= improvement of skills) compared to practicing with a conventional commercial box trainer. Furthermore, trainee satisfaction with this home-made alternative compared to the standard trainer will be assessed.

Conditions

Basic Laparoscopic Skills Training

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Low-cost box trainer

Trainees in this arm will perform their basic laparoscopic skills training on a low-cost tablet-based box trainer.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Training on low-cost box trainer

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Standard box trainer

Trainees in this arm will perform their basic laparoscopic skills training on a standard box trainer

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Training on standard box trainer

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Interventions

Training on low-cost box trainer

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Training on standard box trainer

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Medical students of the Medical University of Vienna

Exclusion Criteria

• Extensive experience with laparoscopic box trainers or laparoscopic surgery

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 99 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Medical University of Vienna

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Heinrich Husslein

Ass.-Prof., Staff physician

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

1322/2015

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id