A virtual reality environment using a head-mounted display for interactive and immersive 3D operation planning and training for complex rectal surgery: are there benefits? – study protocol for a prospective one-armed pilot trail

A virtual reality environment using a head-mounted display for interactive and immersive 3D operation planning and training for complex rectal surgery: are there benefits? – study protocol for a prospective one-armed pilot trail - IMHOTEP OP

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00011147

Enrollment

Registered

2016-12-07

Start date

2016-08-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

C20 C19 C18.9 C18.8 C18.7 C18.6

Interventions

Group 1: A preopertive surgical evaluation of the patient with low rectal cancer is performed with a 3D-model within a virtual reality environment using a head-mounted display. The pseudonymized patie

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: surgeons in general or visceral surgery, patients that are operated at the University Clinic Heidelberg

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients, who do decline an Operation. On patitent demand.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome measure is determining a score as measured by an 10-item-checklist with yes/no-, multiple-choice- and single-choice-questions. The checklist measures if relevant anatomy and pathology, anomalies and the relation between pathology and anatomy can be assessed and if the decision for a correct resection strategy can be made.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary endpoints are the time it took to answer above mentioned checklist, as well as subjective benefit, satisfaction, usefulness and potential of this technology as assessed by an 13-item-checklist with Likert-scales, multiple-choice-questions and and free text.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAnas Preukschas

Chirurgisches Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg

anas.preukschas@med.uni-heidelberg.de06221568641

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026