Basic Laparoscopic Skills Training
Conditions
Keywords
Surgical education, Laparoscopy, Laparoscopic suturing
Brief summary
Training is of great importance in laparoscopy. There are different commercially available trainers which are quite expensive and are used by trainees only inside the hospital. The aim of this study is to find out whether basic laparoscopic skills training using an inexpensive tablet-based laparoscopic box trainer leads to equal training results (= improvement of skills) compared to practicing with a conventional commercial box trainer. Furthermore, trainee satisfaction with this home-made alternative compared to the standard trainer will be assessed.
Interventions
DEVICETraining on low-cost box trainer
DEVICETraining on standard box trainer
Sponsors
Medical University of Vienna
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Medical students of the Medical University of Vienna
Exclusion criteria
* Extensive experience with laparoscopic box trainers or laparoscopic surgery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fundamentals of Laparoscopy (FLS) manual Skills Score | After completion of training (4-6 weeks) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Trainee satisfaction with the two different training devices | After completion of training (4-6 weeks) | Satisfaction will be measured using a visual analogue scale (VAS) |
Outcome results
None listed