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CompletedNCT06664216CONF1Updated Oct 29, 2024

Impact of Behavioral Compliance Between Residents and Surgeons

An interventional study of incorrect trocar placement marks. in Conformity, Social, sponsored by Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades de Cabeza y Cuello. Completed at 1 site in Colombia. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-10-29.

Sponsored by Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades de Cabeza y Cuello · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
156
Allocation
Randomized
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study aims to evaluate the influence of perceived peer performance on the clinical skill of trocar placement during laparoscopic cholecystectomy among surgeons and surgical residents. It investigates whether exposure to incorrect trocar placements by peers affects the accuracy of subsequent placements.

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Conditions studied

  • Conformity, Social

Keywords

  • conformity
  • groupthinking
  • surgeons
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In context

Lead sponsor

Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades de Cabeza y Cuello is the lead sponsor of 4 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Over 18 years old
  • Spanish mother tongue
  • Experience in laparoscopic cholecystectomy
  • Consent to participate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Physical disability preventing understanding or response
  • More than 3 years of suspension from surgical practice
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
156 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Control

    Participants use a laparoscopic model without any previous marks.

    Behavioral: incorrect trocar placement marks.

  • Experimental
    Intervention

    Participants use a laparoscopic model with incorrect trocar placement marks.

    Behavioral: incorrect trocar placement marks.

Interventions

  • Behavioralincorrect trocar placement marks.

    Participants in the experimental group will perform trocar placements on laparoscopic models that have been pre-marked with incorrect insertion sites by previous participants. These marks simulate procedural steps or anatomical landmarks that are intentionally incorrect.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. accuracy of the trocar placements

    The participant must define in a graphic format the site where the trocars would be placed to perform a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The number of trocars correctly placed will be recorded. A rate of will be calculated: Trocars in the correct place/Total number of trocars.

    Time frame: 1 week

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Study locations

1 site
  • Asociacion Colombiana de Cirugia
    Bogota, Colombia
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References and documents

Publications

  • Cialdini RB, Goldstein NJ. Social influence: compliance and conformity. Annu Rev Psychol. 2004;55:591-621. doi: 10.1146/annurev.psych.55.090902.142015. PubMed 14744228 ↗
  • MILGRAM S. BEHAVIORAL STUDY OF OBEDIENCE. J Abnorm Psychol. 1963 Oct;67:371-8. doi: 10.1037/h0040525. No abstract available. PubMed 14049516 ↗
  • Kass LR. Ethical dilemmas in the care of the ill. I. What is the physician's service? JAMA. 1980 Oct 17;244(16):1811-6. PubMed 7420682 ↗
  • Tobin B. Respect for conscientious judgement in health care. J Paediatr Child Health. 2022 Oct;58(10):1729-1730. doi: 10.1111/jpc.16211. Epub 2022 Sep 13. No abstract available. PubMed 36098673 ↗
  • Genuis SJ, Lipp C. Ethical diversity and the role of conscience in clinical medicine. Int J Family Med. 2013;2013:587541. doi: 10.1155/2013/587541. Epub 2013 Dec 12. PubMed 24455248 ↗
  • Lehmann LS, Sulmasy LS, Desai S; ACP Ethics, Professionalism and Human Rights Committee. Hidden Curricula, Ethics, and Professionalism: Optimizing Clinical Learning Environments in Becoming and Being a Physician: A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 2018 Apr 3;168(7):506-508. doi: 10.7326/M17-2058. Epub 2018 Feb 27. PubMed 29482210 ↗
  • Beran TN, Altabbaa G, Oddone Paolucci E. Observational Study of Conformity in Yet Another Medical Learning Environment: Conformity to Preceptors During High-Fidelity Simulation. Adv Med Educ Pract. 2023 Dec 22;14:1445-1452. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S427996. eCollection 2023. PubMed 38149121 ↗
  • Beran TN, McLaughlin K, Al Ansari A, Kassam A. Conformity of behaviors among medical students: impact on performance of knee arthrocentesis in simulation. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract. 2013 Oct;18(4):589-96. doi: 10.1007/s10459-012-9397-5. Epub 2012 Aug 31. PubMed 22936210 ↗
  • Beran TN, Kaba A, Caird J, McLaughlin K. The good and bad of group conformity: a call for a new programme of research in medical education. Med Educ. 2014 Sep;48(9):851-9. doi: 10.1111/medu.12510. PubMed 25113112 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 29, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06664216
Lead sponsor
Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades de Cabeza y Cuello
Collaborators
Asociacion Colombiana de Cirugia
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 29, 2024
Start date
Aug 7, 2024
Primary completion
Aug 30, 2024
Completion
Oct 27, 2024
Last update
Oct 29, 2024

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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