Assessment of Surgical Skills

Assessment of Surgical Skills - ASSESS-Trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00033118

Enrollment

500

Registered

2023-11-27

Start date

2023-11-27

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

no Disease

Interventions

Group 1: The study participants (surgical staff, e.g. physicians, operating room staff, students, etc.) should be tested individually in a low-stimulus environment. If necessary, the participants can

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Membership of target cohort or comparison cohort Consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Lack of consent to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Surgical skills a. Objective movement parameters (e.g. speed of movement, range of movement, precision, etc.) b. Exertion of force (e.g. tensile and compressive force) c. Cognitive load (using standardized questionnaires and tools, e.g. NASA-TLX) d. Subjective evaluation of the video recordings (e.g. using the OSATS, GOALS, GEARS rating) e. Performance parameters (e.g. time to complete an exercise, occurrence of predefined errors, etc.)	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Surgical skills a. Objective movement parameters (e.g. speed of movement, range of movement, precision, etc.) b. Exertion of force (e.g. tensile and compressive force) c. Cognitive load (using standardized questionnaires and tools, e.g. NASA-TLX) d. Subjective evaluation of the video recordings (e.g. using the OSATS, GOALS, GEARS rating) e. Performance parameters (e.g. time to complete an exercise, occurrence of predefined errors, etc.)

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Correlation of surgical performance with instrument movement data 2. Correlation of surgical skills with experience 3. Correlation of surgical skills with training/education 4. Correlation of surgical skills with external factors (e.g. department size, OR capacity, OR spectrum, etc.)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactFelix von Bechtolsheim

Klinik und Poliklinik für Viszeral-, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden

felix.bechtolsheim@uniklinikum-dresden.de03514580

Outcome results

None listed

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