Sequential Learning of Psychomotor and Visuospatial Skills for Laparoscopic Suturing and Knot Tying – Study Protocol for a Randomized Trial The Shoebox Study”
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- aparoscopy Training
- Registration Number
- DRKS00008668
- Lead Sponsor
- Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie Universität Heidelberg
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 56
Inclusion Criteria
Students in their clinical years of study at Heidelberg University Medical School.
Exclusion Criteria
Students who have had already participated in a laparoscopic training course of more than 2 hours.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary endpoint is total training time needed to reach proficiency in a predefined standardized suturing and knot tying technique. Proficiency levels werde defined with the use of standardized checklists with data from tests with laparoscopic experts at our institution in concordance with the existuing literature. Operative time is recorded for each attempt, starting from when a trainee picks up the needle to when he or she fastens the final knot.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary endpoints include the number of attempts, procedural and knot quality checklist differences, and gender effects.<br><br>The knot tying technique is evaluated with a modified 23-point-checklist designed by Munz Y et al.. The quality of knots is evaluated with a 5-point-checklist by Muresan et al.. For evaluation of precision the distance between needle entry and exit points on the standardized suture pads is measured in millimeters.