An interventional study of LapSim training and LapSim exam in Laparoscopic Surgery, Medical Education and Simulation Training, sponsored by Università degli Studi dell'Insubria. Recruiting at 1 site in Italy. Open to participants aged 24 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-08-22.
Sponsored by Università degli Studi dell'Insubria · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
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The purpose of this study is to plan an effective learning path in minimally invasive thoracic and general surgery with a virtual training simulator for trainees and to assess the improvement of residents' surgical skills by the introduction of this virtual training program.
All thoracic and general surgery trainees at the first and second year of residency will be randomized in two groups: A) trainees undergoing an intensive (twice a week) virtual training program and B) those undergoing a non-intensive virtual training program (once a week).
The virtual training program will be organized in 4 modules, each of 12 weeks and, according to the training simulator instructions, for each surgical skill there are predetermined goals to be achieved by the trainee. Data about duration of surgical maneuvers and type and number of mistakes made by the trainee at each training session will be collected and compared with those of the same trainee at the previous session; this will assess the number of training sessions required to achieve the training simulator predetermined goals. Moreover, the same data will be registered at the beginning and at the end of each courses to compare the two groups of trainees (intensive vs non-intensive program).
Università degli Studi dell'Insubria is the lead sponsor of 68 studies on the registry; 8 are open to participants now.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Participants in this group will undergo an intensive virtual training program twice a week
Other: LapSim training · Other: LapSim exam
Participants in this group will undergo a non-intensive virtual training program once a week
Other: LapSim training · Other: LapSim exam
Complete 4 courses, each of 12 weeks, of virtual reality simulation on LapSim surgical simulator.
Completed at the beginning and at the end of each of the 4 courses the corresponding exam task.
Learning curves of time, errors and economy of motion for each training tasks
For each task, the computer automatically measures set parameters. Time, errors and economy of motion will be used in data analysis to create the learning curves for both intensive and non-intensive training group.
Time frame: 48 weeks
Intensive vs non-intensive training group
For each exam tasks of the four training courses, compare the difference between the intensive and non-intensive training group, before and after each program training. Time, errors and economy of motion will be used in data analysis.
Time frame: 48 weeks
Plan to share: Yes — Data that underlie the results reported in this article (text, tables, figures, and appendices)
Supporting information: Study protocol
Time frame: Immediately following publication. No end date.
Access criteria: Proposals should be directed to andrea.imperatori@uninsubria.it
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Ran from Sep 2022 to primary completion in Dec 2022, 3 months.
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