Comparison of da Vinci Simulator vs LapSim Simulator

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Withdrawn

• Conditions: Robotic Surgery Training; Laparoscopy Training
• Interventions: Other: da Vinci Skills Simulator®; Other: LapSim®; Other: Dry lab box laparoscopic training

• Registration Number: NCT03079908
• Lead Sponsor: Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Department Chirurgie, Luzerner Kantonsspital

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

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-02-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-03-08
• Study First Posted: 2017-03-15
• Study Start: 2017-08-15
• Primary Completion: 2017-11
• Status Verified: 2018-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-03-11
• Last Update Posted: 2018-03-13
• Study Completion: 2018-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

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)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Da Vinci Skills Simulator®	da Vinci Skills Simulator®	Participants in this group will undergo robotic virtual reality surgical simulator training (Da Vinci Mimics) and will subsequently be evaluated on a dry lab laparoscopic box
LapSim®	LapSim®	Participants in this group will undergo laparoscopic virtual reality surgical simulator Training (LapSim) and will subsequently be evaluated on a dry lab laparoscopic box
Dry lab box laparoscopic training	Dry lab box laparoscopic training	Participants in this group will undergo dry lab box laparoscopic training only

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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 Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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
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

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Luzern Kantonsspital Luzern; 🇨🇭 Luzern, Switzerland