Do robotic and conventional surgery need different training?

The need for adaptive laparoscopic training, depending on conventional and robotic procedures. Evidence from an experimental study.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN79269632

Enrollment

300

Registered

2025-09-26

Start date

2021-03-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

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Conditions

Personality traits, neuropsychological features and surgical skills of surgeons Surgery

Interventions

At baseline, participants underwent neuropsychological testing, personality assessment and motivation testing. After the baseline measures, all participants underwent surgical training in both convent

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Postgraduates (residents and experts) from general surgery, urology and gynecology 2. Fifth-year medical students

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Neuropsychological skills measured by Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery at baseline 2. Personality traits measured by NEO Five Factor Inventory at baseline 3. Motivation measured by Questionnaire on Current Motivation at baseline	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Surgical training outcomes in simulated tasks, measured analogous during each task (time, mistakes) during conventional laparoscopy and digitally during robotic training	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactIbrahim Alkatout

Ibrahim.Alkatout@uksh.de+49 (0)43150021450

Outcome results

None listed

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