Study of Fast-track Surgery in Hernia Repair and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Consequences of Fast-track Training in Surgery in Denmark in Selected Operative Skills.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01877824

Enrollment

Registered

2013-06-14

Start date

2010-03-31

Completion date

2013-03-31

Last updated

2013-06-14

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Conditions

Surgical Training

Keywords

Surgery, Training

Brief summary

All Danish trainees in surgery in a two-year period asked for participation when enrolled in the formal five-year training program for specialty in surgery. The participants are randomized for either educational intervention or control (without intervention). The intervention group receive a skills-lab course in hernia repair followed by an opportunity to perform 20 groin hernia repairs in their departments within 4-8 weeks. Their performance will be video recorded three times during the intervention and as follow-up at end of the first year of training. After termination of the hernia training program a similar program for laparoscopic cholecystectomies are made. Each participant receive both intervention. The control group are video recorded at start of their first year and at end. All videos are blindly assessed with a validated rating scale of operative performance. The purpose is to assess if a fast-track program improves technical skills and if a change is sustained. Furthermore we want to compare outcome in similar training programs in open and laparoscopic skills.

Interventions

OTHERFast-track training

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Medical doctors accepted for formal surgical training in Denmark in 2010-11.

Exclusion criteria

* Current experience in surgery exceeding need of supervision in groin hernia and cholecystectomy procedures. * Employed at a non-participating hospital.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Technical skills in performed surgical procedures	Three years	Blinded video recordings of the trainees' performances are rated with a validated rating scale of technical skills.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Operative time	Three years	The time in performing the surgical procedures are recorded.
Satisfaction	Three years	The intervention group participants are asked for their experience and satisfaction with a fast-track program

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026