Arthroscopic surgery training Surgery Arthroscopic surgery training
Conditions
Interventions
Participants are randomly allocated to one of two groups using a blocked randomisation with random block sizes and a 1:1 allocation ratio.
Control/Non-simulation study arm: Participa
Sponsors
University of Oxford
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study 2. Healthy adults, Male or Female, aged 18 years or above 3. Enrolled in Health Education Thames Valley/Oxford Deanery Training Programme in junior surgical training posts
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent 2. Previously completed higher surgical training programme
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Motion analysis parameters ('hand movements', 'minor hand movements', 'smoothness of movements', 'time taken', 'maximum hand acceleration', 'stationary time', 'idle time' and 'hand dominance') are measured using wireless elbow mounted motion sensors during diagnostic knee arthroscopy at 3 months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Performance during diagnostic knee arthroscopy is measured using the Global rating scale at 3 months 2. Motion analysis parameters as a function of 'ideal' motion analysis parameters are judged by a supervising clinician during the same case at 3 months 3. Change in simulator performance using motion analysis parameters at baseline and 3 months 4. Structural and functional changes on fMRI using resting state networks, voxel based morphometry, diffusion tractography and quantitative magnetisation transfer is measured at 3 month follow up by comparison to baseline fMRI 5. Feasibility of simulation training during usual clinical training is measured using a qualitative survey designer for this study at 3 month follow up | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed