Non-inferiority Study Comparing daVinci Skills Simulator to Mimic dV-Trainer for Preparing Residents to Perform Live Human Surgery

Status

Terminated

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02267551

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2014-10-17

Start date

2014-04-30

Completion date

2015-09-30

Last updated

2016-05-06

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Conditions

Simulation for Preparation of Robotic Surgery

Keywords

robotic surgery, simulation

Brief summary

The objective of this study is to determine whether a group of resident physicians otherwise naïve to robotic surgery can demonstrate equal levels of proficiency during their first robotic supracervical hysterectomy having received training either with the Mimic dV-Trainer or the daVinci Skills Simulator.

Interventions

OTHERMimic dv-Trainer

OTHERdaVinci Skills Simulator

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Obstetrics and gynecology or general surgery residents in ACGME accredited programs naïve to robotic surgery training * Completion of the online orientation to daVinci Surgical System

Exclusion criteria

* Performance of any robotic surgical procedures as the console surgeon * Performance of any robotic simulator protocols * Any significant amount of time spent on a virtual reality robotic simulator

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Operative Time	at time of supracervical hysterectomy	Operative time will be measured by time elapsed between first grasp of the uterine fundus with the robotic single tooth tenaculum until amputation of the specimen at the internal cervical os.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Estimated Blood Loss	during the surgical procedure	As measured by the blood suctioned into the canister throughout the hysterectomy and at the end of the amputation discounting irrigation volume.
Surgical Skill Rating	following completion of the procedure	As measured by the global assessment tool for evaluation of intraoperative laparoscopic skills (GOALS) tool via video assessment. These ratings will be performed by a group of surgeons who are not involved in the study and are masked as to the identity of the study surgeons.
Continued success with robotic surgery after participation in the study	during the 12 months following surgical procedure	The number of cases each participating resident performs as primary surgeon the 12 months after completion of the study will be recorded

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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