Laparoscopy Training, Robotic Surgery Training
Conditions
Keywords
Laparoscopy, Surgery, Training, Virtual reality, Simulation, Robotic Surgery, Da Vinci
Brief summary
Virtual reality surgical simulators (VRSS) are gaining popularity for general surgery training, both for conventional laparoscopic and robotically-assisted surgery. Although numerous studies have analysed the impact of VRSS training on surgical skills, there is a lack of data regarding the comparison of robotic VRSS (RVRSS) and laparoscopic VRSS (LVRSS) training on conventional laparoscopic skills among subjects with no prior surgical experience. The hypothesis of the present study is that RVRSS could improve conventional laparoscopic skills as much as laparoscopic LVRSS among naïve subjects
Interventions
OTHERda Vinci Skills Simulator®
Initial robotic virtual reality surgical simulator Training (da Vinci Skills Simulator ® System), then laparoscopic dry box evaluation
OTHERLapSim®
Initial laparoscopic virtual reality surgical simulator training (LapSim ® System), then laparoscopic dry box evaluation
OTHERDry lab box laparoscopic training
No initial simulator training. Dry lab box laparoscopic Training only.
Sponsors
Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Department Chirurgie, Luzerner Kantonsspital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Healthy medical students aged 20 to 30 years old
Exclusion criteria
* No prior surgical, laparoscopic or robotic experience * No previously known severe learning disability or mental deficiency * No handicap limiting the usage of one or both upper limb(s)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Exercises times | Within 1 day after randomization / data will be presented after completion of the study (an average of 9 months) | Time to realize each training exercise as well as the final evaluation exercise |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Objects drops | Within 1 day after randomization / data will be presented after completion of the study (an average of 9 months) | Number of time objects were unwillingly dropped during each training exercise as well as the final evaluation exercise |
| Objects out of view | Within 1 day after randomization / data will be presented after completion of the study (an average of 9 months) | Number of times one or both instruments or objects used for the exercises were out of the viewing field during each training exercise as well as the final evaluation exercise |
| Instruments collisions | Within 1 day after randomization / data will be presented after completion of the study (an average of 9 months) | Number of collisions between the different instruments used to perform each training exercise as well as the final evaluation exercise |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed