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Administrative data

NCT number NCT05389241
Other study ID # 21-1406
Secondary ID
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date September 1, 2022
Est. completion date March 1, 2024

Study information

Verified date August 2022
Source Universitätsklinikum Köln
Contact Roger Wahba, MD, PHD
Phone +492214784803
Email roger.wahba@uk-koeln.de
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Procedure preparation and accurate knowledge of the specific anatomy is an integral part of performing minimally invasive procedures. Due to the complexity with high variability and the non-visibility of the vascular structures, the liver poses a particular challenge. Therefore medical students and experienced surgeons will receive standardized, structured training on liver anatomy, the use of laparoscopic ultrasound and the application and use of CT data sets and the virtual 3D liver model. This training will be evaluated by questionnaires. Both groups then carry out a series of localization exercises on an artificial liver phantom: tumor imitations, which are displayed in the image(3D virtaul mdoel or 2D-CT-Data-Set), have to be found in the liver phantom laparoscopically using ultrasound. In each round, different scenarios are worked on, once without and then with the support of the virtual 3D liver model. The virtual 3D model can be displayed directly on the laparoscopic monitor using a display software specially developed for the trial and can be manipulated by the subjects. The aim of the study is to provide evidence that the availability and use of a virtual 3D model (augmented reality) leads to a significantly improved spatial perception of the subjects during laparoscopy of the liver. In addition, the subjectively perceived cognitive load of the subjects during the test run with and without the support of the virtual 3D model is surveyed and the learning success is evaluated.


Description:

Procedure preparation and accurate knowledge of the specific anatomy is an integral part of performing a minimally invasive procedure. Due to the complexity with high variability and the non-visibility of the vascular structures due to the location in the parenchyma, the liver poses a particular challenge. The spatial perception and cognitive processing of the anatomical target structures is of particular importance. The aim of this study is to test the hypothesis that the use of a 3-dimensional (3D) virtual liver model (virtual 3D model crating augmented reality) presenedt on teh laparoscopic screeen reconstructed from CT data exerts an influence on the spatial perception of subjects during laparoscopy on the liver phantom. After informed consent and consent to the study, a pseudonymised subject population consisting of surgeons with experience in laparoscopy (n=36) and an equal number of medical students without experience in laparoscopy (n=36) will be included in the study included. The subjects will be randomized and divided into two groups of equal size, stratified according to experience in laparoscopy. The randomization is carried out by a data trustee. All subjects then receive standardized, structured training on liver anatomy, the use of laparoscopic ultrasound, and the application and use of CT data sets and the virtual 3D liver model. This is evaluated by means of a questionnaire. Both groups then sequentially carry out a defined series of localization exercises on an artificial liver phantom: tumor imitations, which are displayed in the image, have to be found in the liver phantom laparoscopically using ultrasound. In each round, different scenarios are worked on once without and then with the support of the virtual 3D liver model. The virtual 3D model can be displayed directly on the laparoscopic monitor using display software specially made for the study and can be manipulated by the subjects. The aim of the study is to provide evidence that the availability and use of a virtual 3D model leads to a significantly improved spatial perception of the subjects during laparoscopy of the liver. In addition, the subjectively perceived cognitive load of the subjects during the test run with and without the support of the virtual 3D model is surveyed by NASA Task Load Index and the learning success is evaluated. The primary endpoints of the study are the number of correctly spatially identified target structures and the time required to localize the given target structures.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Not yet recruiting
Enrollment 72
Est. completion date March 1, 2024
Est. primary completion date December 1, 2023
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - medical student of University of Cologne OR medical doctor in a surgical specialty - informed consent signed Exclusion Criteria: - known and not correctable deficit of stereoscopic view - for medical students: experience with laparoscopy or laparoscopy simulators

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Other:
Method A
The subjects will perform tasks on the liver phantom (identification of target lesions). They will perform the tasks with Method A (2D-CT) or Method B (2D-CT + 3D augmented reality model). the intervention type Method A means that the trainings set up is performed first with Method A an after that with Method B.
Method B
The subjects will perform tasks on the liver phantom (identifikation of target lesions). They will perform the tasks with Method A (2D-CT) or Method B (2D-CT + 3D augmented reality model). the intervention type Method B means that the trainings set up is performed first with Method B an after that with Method A.

Locations

Country Name City State
Germany University of Cologne, Department of General, Visceral and Cancer Surgery Cologne

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Universitätsklinikum Köln

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Number of correctly identified targets The number of correctly spatially identified targets (tumors in the liver phantom) immediately after tasks are performed, Day 1
Primary Time required The time required to localize the specified target structures (tumors in the live phantom) immediately after tasks are performed, Day 1
Secondary Task Load Index The specific cognitive effort of the subject (measured using the NASA Task Load Index) immediately after tasks are performed, Day 1
Secondary Modification of procedure planning The modification of the initially prepared procedure planning when the virtual 3D model is available immediately after tasks are performed with both methods, Day 1
Secondary Learning curve Qualitative evaluation of the learning curve and success of the subjects immediately after tasks are performed with both methods, Day 1
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