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NCT number NCT02988154
Other study ID # SimLab_SSP_01
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
First received December 6, 2016
Last updated January 18, 2017
Start date June 2016

Study information

Verified date January 2017
Source Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Contact Amr Nimer Amr, MD
Phone 0049 6131 17 7331
Email amr@uni-mainz.de
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This study aims to investigate the efficacy of simulation in neurosurgical training.


Description:

This study aims to investigate the efficacy of simulation in neurosurgical training. This will be assessed using accuracy and speed tests in the placement of external ventricle drain catheters (EVDs). EVD placement is a relatively simple neurosurgical procedure aimed at inexperienced young trainees.

This study has two arms. The recruits are inexperienced trainees and/or interns and students who have never performed EVD placements before. The recruits are randomly assigned (using computer-based randomisation) to either Arm A or Arm B.

Recruits to Arm A undergo simulation training (computer simulation of the procedure, followed by simulation on a dead animal model), after which the recruits will attempt to perform an EVD procedure on their own, on a 3D-printed skull model that we designed.

Recruits to Arm B will witness an EVD placement as performed by an experienced surgeon, after the recruits will attempt to perform an EVD procedure on their own, using the aforementioned 3D-printed skull model. This mimics the ''see one, do one'' paradigm prevalent in surgical training.

The efficacy of the simulation training will be assessed using the following criteria:

i. Accuracy test:

The accuracy of the catheter placement is assessed in both arms and compared to investigate whether there is a difference in the accuracy of the catheter placement in both arms.

ii. Speed test:

The speed of catheter placement is assessed in both arms and compared to investigate whether there is a difference in the speed of the catheter placement in both arms.

iii. Subjective surveys

The researchers will gauge the extent of the trainees' confidence in their surgical skills and their satisfaction with their training before and after completion of the simulation training using a questionnaire to be designed for this purpose. The trainees will assess their own familiarity with and confidence in the procedure using a scale from 0 ("not familiar with the procedure", "I have no confidence in being able to perform this procedure independently") to 10 ("I am an expert at this procedure", "I am able to perform this procedure independently with complete confidence"). This data will be collected and input into a statistical software (Statistical Lab v. 3, CeDiS) to analyse the difference (if any) in the trainees' familiarity with the procedures and their confidence in being able to perform them in both arms.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 20
Est. completion date
Est. primary completion date January 2017
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group N/A and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- never performed EVD placements before

Exclusion Criteria:

- any surgical experience with EVD placement

Study Design


Intervention

Other:
Simulation training
Simulation training (computer simulation of the procedure, followed by simulation on a dead animal model).
''See one, do one'' approach
The participants watch an experienced surgeon perform the EVD placement, after which the participants attempt to perform the procedure independantly on the skull model.

Locations

Country Name City State
Germany University of Mainz / Department of Neurosurgery Mainz Rheinland Pfalz

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz University of Oxford

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Accuracy of catheter placement The placement of the catheter will be analysed by blinded assessors. Outcome: is the catheter in the ventricle (yes/no). immediately upon completion of the procedure
Primary Speed of performing the procedure The time needed to complete the procedure will be recorded in seconds by blinded assessors. immediately upon completion of the procedure
Secondary Subjective survey To be taken immediately before and immediately after performing the EVD insertion
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