Video-based Coaching (VBC) in Gynecologic Surgery

NCT ID: NCT05086783

Last Updated: 2021-10-21

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-10-06

Study Completion Date

2022-12-31

Brief Summary

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This multi-centre, randomized controlled trial aims to assess the role of video-based coaching (VBC) in residency education in gynecologic and gynecologic oncology surgery. It involves a trainee and a surgical coach, who together review a recording of the trainee performing a surgical skill or procedure and coaching is provided for skill improvement. Resident performance will be evaluated using a standardized scoring scale by two experienced surgeons before and after the intervention and compared to the control group receiving the standard surgical teaching curriculum.

Detailed Description

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Achieving technical excellence is a core component of surgical training. Historically, a combination of didactic teaching, surgical simulation and the master-apprentice model (MAM) were the cornerstone of surgical education. With restrictions on resident duty hours and operating time with the COVID-19 pandemic and a shift to competency-based medical education, there is an opportunity to transform surgical education and improve educational efficiency. The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of video-based coaching (VBC) on resident skill acquisition in laparoscopic suturing of the vaginal vault at the time of laparoscopic hysterectomy.

Participants will include year 3 to 5 Obstetrics and Gynecology residents completing gynecology and gynecologic oncology rotations at the study sites. Participants will be randomized to the control (standard surgical curriculum) and intervention (standard curriculum and VBC) arms on the day of the first attempt. The effectiveness of VBC will be measured by the difference in baseline and post-intervention standardized blinded score between the intervention and control group during laparoscopic closure of the vaginal cuff.

All residents will be video recorded performing laparoscopic closure of the vaginal cuff at the time of hysterectomy using video recording built into the laparoscopic equipment in the operating rooms. Residents in the control group will receive standard surgical teaching (MAM), then they will be video-recorded performing the skill at their second attempt. Residents in the intervention group will receive the standard surgical teaching plus the intervention of reviewing the recorded video with the surgical coach at the end of the procedure (MAM plus VBC). The surgical coach will provide specific personalized feedback on performance and suggestions for improvement following the Wisconsin Coaching Framework during their coaching session. Participants will then be recorded on their subsequent attempt.

All raw video footage will be edited to include only the relevant portion of the film. This will facilitate the assessment process (i.e., the assessors will view only the relevant footage). The edited video segments for both groups on both attempts will be scored independently using the validated surgical assessment tool by two blinded, experienced gynecologic laparoscopists to evaluate surgical performance (blinded to attempt number and randomization group). The average score between both assessors will be used for statistical analysis. The effectiveness of VBC will be evaluated by comparing the difference in assessment scores between the baseline and post-intervention scores between the control and intervention groups.

Conditions

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Education Surgery Gynecologic Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Participants will be randomized to the intervention (video-based coaching plus standard surgical teaching following the master-apprentice model) or the control (standard surgical teaching following the master-apprentice model)
Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors
Due to the nature of the intervention, the participants and the surgical coach will not be blinded. The participants will be informed of their assignment after completing the first attempt. The staff surgeon in the operating room for each attempt will be blinded. The experienced laparoscopists who will be scoring the videos will be blinded to the group allocation and the attempt number.

Study Groups

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Video-based coaching

Participants in the intervention arm will receive the standard surgical teaching while in the operating room (master-apprentice model (MAM)), plus the intervention of reviewing the recorded video with the surgical coach after performing their first attempt at laparoscopic closure of the vaginal vault.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Video-based coaching

Intervention Type OTHER

The coaching session will follow the Wisconsin Coaching Framework (Greenberg 2015). The surgical coaching session will last at maximum 30 minutes and will occur within 1-2 week following the procedure. The surgical coaching session will occur over Zoom. The second attempt will occur within 1 week following the coaching session.

Standard surgical teaching (master-apprentice model - (MAM))

Intervention Type OTHER

Standard surgical teaching that conventionally occurs in the operating room follows a master-apprentice model (MAM).

Standard surgical teaching

Participants in the control arm will receive the standard surgical teaching while in the operating room (master-apprentice model-(MAM)).

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Standard surgical teaching (master-apprentice model - (MAM))

Intervention Type OTHER

Standard surgical teaching that conventionally occurs in the operating room follows a master-apprentice model (MAM).

Interventions

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Video-based coaching

The coaching session will follow the Wisconsin Coaching Framework (Greenberg 2015). The surgical coaching session will last at maximum 30 minutes and will occur within 1-2 week following the procedure. The surgical coaching session will occur over Zoom. The second attempt will occur within 1 week following the coaching session.

Intervention Type OTHER

Standard surgical teaching (master-apprentice model - (MAM))

Standard surgical teaching that conventionally occurs in the operating room follows a master-apprentice model (MAM).

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Postgraduate year (PGY) 3 to 5 residents in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology program at the University of Toronto
* Completing chief gynecology rotation at Mount Sinai Hospital (MSH) and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (SHSC), and gynecologic oncology rotation at University Health Network (UHN) and SHSC form Sept 2021 until June 2022

Exclusion Criteria

* Previous participation in study on another rotation
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University Health Network, Toronto

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Evan Tannenbaum

Assistant Professor, Obstetrician/Gynecologist

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Evan Tannenbaum, MD, MSc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL

Locations

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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status RECRUITING

Mount Sinai Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status RECRUITING

University Health Network

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Countries

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Canada

Central Contacts

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Brenna Swift

Role: CONTACT

647-520-8468

Facility Contacts

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Danielle Vicus, MD

Role: primary

(416) 480-4378

Evan Tannenbaum, MD, MSc

Role: primary

416-586-4800 ext. 3758

Stephane Laframboise, MD

Role: primary

(416) 946-2254

Other Identifiers

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3629

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id