Operating Room Outcomes After Resident Training on a Virtual Reality Simulator

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Gall Bladder Disease

• Registration Number: NCT00459472
• Lead Sponsor: Columbia University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare outcomes of patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy before and after a laparoscopic training curriculum was implemented.

Detailed Description

All general surgery interns and PGY-2's AND PGY 3's will be enrolled in a laparoscopic surgery training curriculum that includes practicing surgical skills on a laparoscopic simulator. The PI has constructed an examination on the simulator that will document a significant level of laparoscopic skill. Each general surgery intern, second, AND THIRD year general surgery resident will be required to pass this examination on the simulator prior to being given more responsibility during cases of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Specifically, interns, second, AND THIRD year residents must pass the examination on the simulator before they are allowed to function as primary surgeon in a supervised setting during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. These interns, PGY-2's, AND PGY 3'S would then be allowed to function as primary surgeon under the supervision of an attending surgery for laparoscopic cholecystectomy cases. The outcomes of these cases would be compared to a matched group of laparoscopic cholecystectomy cases performed by second year general surgery residents in the same supervised environment (but without having trained on the simulator) one year prior.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-01
• Study First Submitted: 2007-04-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-04-10
• Study First Posted: 2007-04-12
• Primary Completion: 2008-08
• Study Completion: 2008-08
• Status Verified: 2015-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-04-03
• Last Update Posted: 2015-04-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• General Surgery residents at NewYork Hospital/Columbia in PGY 1, 2, or 3.

Exclusion Criteria

• persons who are not General Surgery residents at NewYork Hospital/Columbia in PGY 1, 2, or 3.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Operative time	1 year
Prevalence of complications (such as bile duct injuries, bilomas, infections, bleeding)	1 year
Mortality rate	30 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Average days of hospital stay	30 days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States