This study investigates different methods to assess laparoscopic (minimally invasive surgery) skills.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Subjects with varying levels of laparoscopic experience (untrained subjects with no laparoscopic training and no previous laparoscopic experience, novices with minimal laparoscopic experience
Sponsors
Klinik und Poliklinik für Viszeral-, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Consent to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: younger than 18 years of age no consent to participate in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| GOALS (Global Objective Assessment of Laparoscopic Skills) by expert raters, by trained raters and by crowd raters | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Objective Metrics · Peak Force [N]: Peak Force exerted during any task · Mean non-zero force [N]: Mean force during tissue interaction excluding periods with zero force input · Force exceedance [n]: Frequency of exceedance above a defined force level of 2 N · Instrument speed (left/right) [cm/s]: The speed of the respective instrument · Instrument path length (left/right) [m]: The path length that the respective instrument traveled over the whole task · Volume of motion (left/right) [cm3]: The volume of motion of the respective instrument over the whole task · Task time [s]: Time needed to complete the task | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactFelix von Bechtolsheim
Klinik und Poliklinik für Viszeral-, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden
Outcome results
None listed