Exploring the Intervals in Distributed Laparoscopic Skills Training

Laparoscopy Clinical Trial

— DPiLS  

Official title:

Exploring the Intervals in Distributed Laparoscopic Skills Training

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05834504
• Other study ID #: DPiLS trial
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 29, 2022
• Est. completion date: March 26, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: April 2023
• Source: Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The objective of this trial is to investigate if short intervals (1-2 days) between training sessions are more efficient than practicing with longer intervals (6-8 days) between sessions during proficiency-based laparoscopic simulator training. Our hypothesis is that just 1-2 days of break between sessions is optimal for the acquisition of laparoscopic skills and that a shorter interval between sessions is optimal for training.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 39
• Est. completion date: March 26, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: March 26, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Master's degree medical students, enrolled at a Danish University.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Medical students that have participated in prior studies or similar involving laparoscopic training.
• Performing laparoscopy surgery between the intervention and the retention test 3-5 weeks after.
• No informed consent.
• Does not speak Danish on a conversational level.
• Any disability or injury regarding eyesight and mobility.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Laparoscopy
• Simulation

Intervention

Other:
• Short distributed training (1-2 days)
The intervention group will practice four basic skills and one procedural module on the Laparoscopic "Lapsim" Virtual Reality Simulator. They will practice with 1-2 days of break in between training sessions until proficiency level is achieved.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Denmark	Copenhagen Academy For Medical Education and Simulation (Cames)	Copenhagen	Capital Region

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Denmark, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Time to proficiency	The total effective training time (minutes) to reach the predefined proficiency level for both the four basic skills and the salpingectomy module.	6 months
Secondary	Retention test	The total effective training time (minutes) to reach the predefined proficiency level for both the four basic skills and the salpingectomy module after 3-5 weeks without laparoscopic training from the last training session.	6 months