Knee Arthroscopy Skills
Conditions
Keywords
Arthroscopy skills, Knee, Virtual reality, Simulator
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to compare between two groups of residents with basic arthroscopic skills in diagnostic knee arthroscopy. The first group will train on a knee arthroscopic simulator in a lab, and the second group will perform diagnostic knee arthroscopy in the operating room. Both groups will be assessed by senior arthroscopy surgeon in the operating room based on selected competencies following the Global Rating System.
Interventions
OTHERTraining knee simulator
Training in a lab on a virtual reality knee arthroscopy simulator
OTHEROR Training
Training on diagnostic knee arthroscopy in the OR
Sponsors
Sheba Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Orthopedic residents
Exclusion criteria
* none
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Global rating scale | completion of training | About 3 months will be needed for both study arms to complete the training in the arthroscopy lab and in the OR. Then, both will be assessed by the global rating scale for arthroscopy. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| simulator parameters | Completion of training | Secondary outcome measures are technical parameters provided by the simulator for each trainee. At the end of the training sessions, about 3 months from the beginning of the study, this parameters can be collected. |
Countries
Israel
Outcome results
None listed