Transfer of Skills From VR-Trainer to Operation Room

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Clinical Competence

• Registration Number: NCT00311792
• Lead Sponsor: Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Brief Summary

The purpose is to determine if skills obtained by training in the laparoscopic virtual reality simulator LapSimGyn can be transferred to a real laparoscopic operation measured as improved score in a technical skills assessment.

Detailed Description

The purpose is to determine if skills obtained by training in the laparoscopic virtual reality simulator LapSimGyn can be transferred to a real laparoscopic operation measured as improved score in a technical skills assessment. Design: prospective randomized double blinded intervention study.

Subjects:Younger gynaecologists (Postgraduate year 2-8) Half are having conventional training the other half is undergoing virtual reality simulator training before performing their first laparoscopic salpingectomy.

Outcome is measured by blinded video evaluation with criteria. The criteria is defined in the previous validated scoring system Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills (OSATS)

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2006-04-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2006-04-05
• Study First Posted: 2006-04-06
• Study Start: 2006-08
• Status Verified: 2007-08
• Study Completion: 2007-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2007-08-29
• Last Update Posted: 2007-08-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

• Gyn/obs trainee 1.-2. year, with no experience from advanced laparoscopy

Exclusion Criteria

• Advanced laparoscopic experience
• Previous training in simulator

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rating Scale Score	1 day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time used to perform operation	1 day

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Rigshospitalet; 🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Denmark