Surgery
Conditions
Brief summary
The objective of the present study is to compare the effectiveness of dry-lab laparoscopic training and robotic simulator training among medical students without any prior laparoscopic experience.
Detailed description
This study will be a randomized clinical trial conducted at the Swiss Foundation For Innovation And Training In Surgery (SFITS), which is part of the Geneva University Hospital in Switzerland. Recruitment of a sample of 100 medical students with no prior experience in laparoscopic surgery will be performed. The participants will be randomized in 2 groups (50 participants in each group). The study group will undergo a single session of training using a standard, dry-lab laparoscopic box. The control group will undergo a single session of training using the da Vinci Skills Simulator. Post-training surgical skills for both groups will be measured using exercises from the FLS manual skills assessment. The overall performance on the FLS test will be compared between the two groups .
Interventions
DEVICEda Vinci Simulator
Single training session
DEVICELaparascopic training box
Single training session
Sponsors
University Hospital, Geneva
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Medical student at the University of Geneva
Exclusion criteria
* Previous laparoscopic experience * Stereoblindness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FLS score post-training session | Up to 1 hour after the beginning of the exam session. | This score is a composite outcome combining the time needed to finish the exercises and the proficiency in performing them (number of dropped objects, lack of movements precision, exercises rules violations, etc.). The score will go from 0 (worst score) to 800 (best score), with a passing score of 356. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Times needed to perform training exercises | Up to 1 hour after the beginning of the training session | Time required to perform the training exercises will be measured in both groups (dry-lab laparoscopic box and da Vinci skills simulator) |
Countries
Switzerland
Contacts
Primary ContactPouya Iranmanesh, MD
Backup ContactKiana Shahinfar, MS
Outcome results
None listed