Development and Validation of a Virtual Teaching Method for Minimally Invasive Surgery Skills

Surgery Clinical Trial

Official title:

Development and Validation of a Virtual Teaching Method for Minimally Invasive Surgery Skills

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06355596
• Other study ID #: 20IC6361
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 11, 2022
• Est. completion date: April 8, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: April 2024
• Source: Imperial College London
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this observational study is to develop and evaluate a virtual teaching method for minimally invasive surgery (MIS) skills among novice learners, using widely available technology and incorporating objective assessments of proficiency. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Can MIS skills be effectively taught to novice learners through a virtual platform using widely available technology? How do virtual and face-to-face (F2F) teaching methods compare in terms of effectiveness, measured by performance in MIS tasks and cognitive workload parameters?

Participants in this study will:

Be randomly allocated to either F2F or virtual teaching groups. Undergo training and evaluation using validated laparoscopic assessments, namely the McGill Inanimate System for Training and Evaluation of Laparoscopic Skills (MISTELS) peg transfer task and the European Academy laparoscopic 'Suturing Training and Testing' (SUTT) assessment.

Have their performance and cognitive workload parameters (SURG-TLX score, heart rate, and pupil metrics) evaluated during the tasks.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 20
• Est. completion date: April 8, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: April 8, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 90 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult (age > 18)

• Medical student, Foundation Year or Core Trainee level or equivalent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Specialty Registrar level

• Consultant level

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Surgery

Intervention

Other:
• Virtual teaching
Virtual teaching of laparoscopic skills

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United Kingdom	St Mary's Hospital	London

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Imperial College London

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	McGill Inanimate System for Training and Evaluation of Laparoscopic Skills (MISTELS) peg transfer task score	Time to completion of task (minutes)	Two days
Primary	European Academy laparoscopic 'Suturing Training and Testing' (SUTT) assessment score	Time to completion of task (minutes)	Two days
Secondary	SURG-TLX score	Workload score ranging from 0 to 100	Two days
Secondary	Heart rate	Beats per minute	Two days
Secondary	Pupil metrics	Mean pupil size (mm) and blinks per minute	Two days