Cost-effectiveness of surgical simulatio
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Surgeryaparoscopic surgeryLaparoscopic surgery
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN44012204
- Lead Sponsor
- Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
1. Specialist general surgery trainee doctors, i.e. ST1 through to ST5
2. Have performed less than 50 laparoscopic cases (i.e. appendicectomy and cholecystectomy) as primary operator
Exclusion Criteria
Subjects who have participated in a simulator-based training curriculum for laparoscopic surgery.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Procedure time taken (for intra-abdominal part of procedure), measured during the operative intervention<br>2. Quality of operative procedure by Global Rating Scale, measured within one week of the operative intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Knowledge (multiple-choice test), measured within two weeks of recruitment to the study for the control group, and within two weeks of completion of the training curriculum for the intervention group<br>2. Attitudes (surgical team measurements, i.e. NOTTS and OTAS), measured during operative intervention<br>3. Clinical - death, deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, re-intervention (percutaneous, endoscopic or surgical), blood transfusion, unplanned ITU/HDU admission, failure to be discharged within 30 days, bile duct injury within 30 days of intervention