Comparing laparoscopic and robotic surgical training and operative skills

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Surgical training; Surgery

• Registration Number: ISRCTN36193711
• Lead Sponsor: The Cromwell Hospital

Brief Summary

2020 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33052038/ (added 01/12/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2019-06-01
• Study Start: 2019-11-13
• Last Update Posted: 9 January 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

1. Surgical trainees (ST):
1.1. UK surgical trainee
1.2. Knowledge of anatomy and steps of cholecystectomy
2. Medical students (MS):
2.1. UK medical student year 3-5

Exclusion Criteria

1. Surgical trainees (ST):
1.1. Surgical trainee for more than 4 years
1.2. Performed >5 laparoscopic or robotic cholecystectomies as the primary surgeon
2. Medical students (MS):
2.1. Previous assisting in minimally invasive surgery

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Global rating score (maximum points 30) for each operative task

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Time taken for each task (minutes) measured after each operative task<br> 2. Number of suturing errors for each operative task, measured after each operative task<br> 3. Number of loops created with continuous suture closure of gastrostomy (cohort 1), measured after closure of gastrostomy<br> 4. Number of completed sutures in 40 minutes (cohort 2), measured after completion of operative task<br> 5. Surgeon comfort following all procedures, measured on a scale of 1-5 after completion of operative tasks<br>