Laparoscopic Surgery, Medical Education, Simulation Training
Conditions
Keywords
Education, Simulation, Virtual reality, Laparoscopic surgery, Learning curve, Endoscopic surgery, Thoracoscopic surgery
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to plan an effective learning path in minimally invasive thoracic and general surgery with a virtual training simulator for trainees and to assess the improvement of residents' surgical skills by the introduction of this virtual training program.
Detailed description
All thoracic and general surgery trainees at the first and second year of residency will be randomized in two groups: A) trainees undergoing an intensive (twice a week) virtual training program and B) those undergoing a non-intensive virtual training program (once a week). The virtual training program will be organized in 4 modules, each of 12 weeks and, according to the training simulator instructions, for each surgical skill there are predetermined goals to be achieved by the trainee. Data about duration of surgical maneuvers and type and number of mistakes made by the trainee at each training session will be collected and compared with those of the same trainee at the previous session; this will assess the number of training sessions required to achieve the training simulator predetermined goals. Moreover, the same data will be registered at the beginning and at the end of each courses to compare the two groups of trainees (intensive vs non-intensive program).
Interventions
OTHERLapSim training
Complete 4 courses, each of 12 weeks, of virtual reality simulation on LapSim surgical simulator.
OTHERLapSim exam
Completed at the beginning and at the end of each of the 4 courses the corresponding exam task.
Sponsors
Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
24 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Trainees at the first and second year of residency in thoracic or general surgery
Exclusion criteria
* Fully trained surgeons * Persons who are not trainees at year of specialization higher than the second
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Learning curves of time, errors and economy of motion for each training tasks | 48 weeks | For each task, the computer automatically measures set parameters. Time, errors and economy of motion will be used in data analysis to create the learning curves for both intensive and non-intensive training group. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Intensive vs non-intensive training group | 48 weeks | For each exam tasks of the four training courses, compare the difference between the intensive and non-intensive training group, before and after each program training. Time, errors and economy of motion will be used in data analysis. |
Countries
Italy
Contacts
Primary ContactAndrea Imperatori
Outcome results
None listed