Virtual reality training for hip surgery

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Total hip replacement; Surgery; Total hip arthroplasty

• Registration Number: ISRCTN13074978
• Lead Sponsor: Imperial College London

Brief Summary

2019 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31786991/ (added 10/09/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-11-23
• Study Completion: 2019-10-01
• Last Update Posted: 20 September 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

1. Surgeons in training
2. Aged 18 years or older
3. Able to read and speak English
4. Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Unable to speak or read English at a sufficient level to give informed consent
2. Retired from surgical practice
3. Suffers from a psychiatric illness that limits informed consent
4. Unwilling or unable to receive or access emails for study questionnaires
5. Medical history of headaches or epilepsy
6. Registered as partial sighted
7. Injuries or deformity preventing full function of both upper limbs
8. Performed more than 25 THRs under supervision or independently

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Technical and non-technical skills in total hip replacement, assessed using the ISCP Total Hip Arthroplasty Procedure Based Assessment from cadaveric total hip arthroplasty at the end of the 6 week program.