Evaluation of a middle ear surgical simulator as an educational tool for ENT residents in stapes surgery

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2013050110041N2

Enrollment

Registered

2013-06-12

Start date

2013-05-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

otosclerosis.

Interventions

Intervention 1: practice on removing ball from a hole. This group is designed to study if practicing on simulator is a confounding factor and whether it only improves psychomotor or improves stapedect

Treatment - Surgery

practice on removing ball from a hole. This group is designed to study if practicing on simulator is a confounding factor and whether it only improves psychomotor or improves stapedectomy surgical sk

practice on simulator

no simulator. this is a control group and is used to compare results with other groups.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion crtiterion: residents of otolarynglogy in Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Exclusion: refusal to attend the project; previous experience with simulator.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Performance in stapedectomy. Timepoint: 1, 3, 6 and 12 months. Method of measurement: Observation.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Performance on simulator. Timepoint: 12th month. Method of measurement: Observation.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAli Kouhi

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

a-kouhi@tums.ac.ir+98 21 6670 3037

Outcome results

None listed

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