Laparoscopic Training With and Without Robotic Assistance for Surgical Internes: a Randomized Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02888158

Acronym

LAPRA

Enrollment

Registered

2016-09-02

Start date

2012-02-29

Completion date

2015-12-31

Last updated

2025-11-21

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Conditions

Surgical Training

Brief summary

The primary objective of this study is to compare two groups of gynecologic/urologic/visceral internes in terms of the time required to perform a laparoscopic surgical intervention (nephrectomy) on an animal model (pig). The two groups of internes differ by the type of training they received: (1) Pelvic-Trainer training with robotic assistance versus (2) Pelvic-Trainer training without robotic assistance.

Interventions

OTHERRobotic assistance

Robotic assistance will be implemented during Pelvic Trainer training sessions.

OTHERPelvic Trainer

The standard Pelvic Trainer simulator for surgical training.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Intern registered for specialization in surgery (urological, visceral or gynecology-obstetrics)

Exclusion criteria

* The intern refuses to participate in the study * The internal is not available for training and/or evaluation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The time (in minutes) required for the intern to perform a laparoscopic nephrectomy on an animal model (pig).	6 months (3 months after a second training session on the Pelvic Trainer)

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

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