Development and Validation of a Virtual Teaching Method for Minimally Invasive Surgery Skills

NCT ID: NCT06355596

Last Updated: 2024-04-09

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-03-11

Study Completion Date

2022-04-08

Brief Summary

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The goal of this observational study is to develop and evaluate a virtual teaching method for minimally invasive surgery (MIS) skills among novice learners, using widely available technology and incorporating objective assessments of proficiency. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Can MIS skills be effectively taught to novice learners through a virtual platform using widely available technology? How do virtual and face-to-face (F2F) teaching methods compare in terms of effectiveness, measured by performance in MIS tasks and cognitive workload parameters?

Participants in this study will:

Be randomly allocated to either F2F or virtual teaching groups. Undergo training and evaluation using validated laparoscopic assessments, namely the McGill Inanimate System for Training and Evaluation of Laparoscopic Skills (MISTELS) peg transfer task and the European Academy laparoscopic 'Suturing Training and Testing' (SUTT) assessment.

Have their performance and cognitive workload parameters (SURG-TLX score, heart rate, and pupil metrics) evaluated during the tasks.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Surgery

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Participants are randomly allocated to either face-to-face or virtual teaching groups
Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Face-to-face teaching

Face-to-face teaching of laparoscopic skills

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Virtual teaching

Intervention Type OTHER

Virtual teaching of laparoscopic skills

Virtual teaching

Virtual teaching of laparoscopic skills

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Virtual teaching

Intervention Type OTHER

Virtual teaching of laparoscopic skills

Interventions

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Virtual teaching

Virtual teaching of laparoscopic skills

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult (age \> 18)
* Medical student, Foundation Year or Core Trainee level or equivalent

Exclusion Criteria

* Specialty Registrar level
* Consultant level
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Imperial College London

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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St Mary's Hospital

London, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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20IC6361

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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