Simulation-based training for inguinal hernia repair: a randomized trial

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Inguinal hernia; Digestive System

• Registration Number: ISRCTN13396918
• Lead Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2024-01-18
• Last Update Posted: 25 March 2024
• Study Completion: 2030-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 462

Inclusion Criteria

Trainees:
1. Employed as intern doctor/recently completed internship in a Ugandan hospital
2. Interest in surgery
3. Willingness to participate in the study

Patients:
1. Adult men 18 years and above, (this is the age of consent and below 15 years of age the body is still growing making it inappropriate to use mesh repair)
2. Primary, reducible groin hernia
3. ASA class 1 and 2 (47)
4. Willingness to participate in the study and ability to give a written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Trainees:
1. Does not meet the inclusion criteria

Patients:
1. Recurrent hernia
2. Incarcerated groin hernia requiring emergency operation
3. Known coagulopathy (including medically induced, but not including daily usage of low-dose aspirin)
4. Obvious alcohol or substance abuse. Only obvious drug and alcohol abuse is an exclusion criterion. Signs can range between the individual being drunk, smelling of alcohol and being in poor general condition. For the latter, it can be expected that they will belong to ASA class 3 or higher which in itself is an exclusion criterion. Lab tests will not be used to diagnose drug or alcohol abuse.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified