Self-directed training with e-learning using the first-person perspective for laparoscopic suturing and knot tying: a randomized-controlled trial - Learning from the surgeon`s real perspective -

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00009997

Enrollment

Registered

2016-05-06

Start date

2016-04-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Surgical Training

Interventions

Group 1: E-Learning 1st person perspective in combination with laparoscopic view Group 2: E-Learning laparoscopic view

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Medical students during their clinical years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participation in laparoscopy training courses or experience assisting in laparoscopic surgeries for more than two hours.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
total training time needed to reach competency in the predefined laparoscopic suturing and knot tying technique in [s]	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Correlation between training success and individual results in validated test assays concerned with spatial awareness (MRT-A, revised PSVT:R) Number of attempts, procedure and knot quality scores and subscore differences, feedback of training motivation and influences of gender, handedness, spatial awareness, individual gaming experiences as well as effects of perspective-change during training	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactFelix Nickel

Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie Universität Heidelberg

felix.nickel@med.uni-heidelberg.de+496221568641

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 27, 2026