Correlation of Laparoscopic Experience and Functional Brain Activation: A PET Scan Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Brain Function
• Interventions: Other: observational

• Registration Number: NCT00860483
• Lead Sponsor: Northwell Health

Brief Summary

The purpose of the research is to determine how practicing laparoscopic motor tasks affects the functional anatomy of the brain, and to investigate whether there is a correlation between surgical experience and functional brain activition. Additionaly, the investigators plan to use eye-tracking technology to see if the use of this technology can distinguish surgeons of various skill levels. The investigators hope that this study leads to new and effective methods of training surgical residents. All of the data will be collected at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, and may be used in future studies, which may or may not be related to urological diseases.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-02
• Primary Completion: 2009-02
• Study First Submitted: 2009-03-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-03-10
• Study First Posted: 2009-03-12
• Study Completion: 2009-11
• Status Verified: 2012-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-12-03
• Last Update Posted: 2012-12-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

1. Urology resident or fellow at Long-Island Jewish Hospital
2. Urology attending surgeon with previous laparoscopic experience
3. Medical Student Research Fellow with no previous laparoscopic experience
4. Right hand dominant subjects
5. No known neorologic defect reported by the subject -

Exclusion Criteria

1. Left-hand dominant subjects
2. Self-reported neurologic defect reported by the subject -

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
observational	observational	This is an observational study. no intervention occurs in subjects. their performance in a laparoscopic trainer is observed and correlated with brain activity

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Laparoscopic experience	2010

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research; 🇺🇸 Manhasset, New York, United States