Does speed equal quality? Time pressure impairs minimally invasive surgical skills in a prospective crossover trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00028468

Enrollment

Registered

2022-03-02

Start date

2021-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Healthy volunteers

Interventions

Group 1: A group in crossover design: first run with minimally invasive exercises on the box trainer without time pressure, then another run with time pressure.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 18 years Participation in a laparoscopic training course Surgical training (physician) Consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: younger than 18 years no consent for study participation no surgical experience

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Exertion of force [Newton] on a measurement platform (Medishield, ForceTrap) during the performance of minimally invasive surgical tasks, once without time pressure and once with time pressure.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Occurrence of predefined surgical errors during minimally invasive surgical tasks subjective self-reported stress level during minimally invasive surgical tasks	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactFelix von Bechtolsheim

Klinik und Poliklinik für Viszeral-, Thorax- und GefäßchirurgieUniversitätsklinikum Carl Gustav CarusTU Dresden

felix.bechtolsheim@uniklinikum-dresden.de035145819778

Outcome results

None listed

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