Transfer of Skills From VR-Trainer to Operation Room

Rigshospitalet, Denmark24 enrolled

Overview

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 Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Clinical Competence

Interventions

LapSimGyn training until expert proficiency level is reachedBEHAVIORAL

Two consecutive simulations reaching predefined expert level

Traditional clinical educationBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 25 YearsMax age: 50 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Gyn/obs trainee 1.-2. year, with no experience from advanced laparoscopy Exclusion Criteria: * Advanced laparoscopic experience * Previous training in simulator

Locations (1)

Rigshospitalet

Copenhagen, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Rating Scale Score

Time frame: 1 day

Secondary Outcomes

Time used to perform operation

Time frame: 1 day

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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