The objective of the present study is to compare the effectiveness of dry-lab laparoscopic training and robotic simulator training among medical students without any prior laparoscopic experience.
This study will be a randomized clinical trial conducted at the Swiss Foundation For Innovation And Training In Surgery (SFITS), which is part of the Geneva University Hospital in Switzerland. Recruitment of a sample of 100 medical students with no prior experience in laparoscopic surgery will be performed. The participants will be randomized in 2 groups (50 participants in each group). The study group will undergo a single session of training using a standard, dry-lab laparoscopic box. The control group will undergo a single session of training using the da Vinci Skills Simulator. Post-training surgical skills for both groups will be measured using exercises from the FLS manual skills assessment. The overall performance on the FLS test will be compared between the two groups .
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
100
Single training session
Single training session
Geneva University Hospitals
Geneva, Switzerland
RECRUITINGFLS score post-training session
This score is a composite outcome combining the time needed to finish the exercises and the proficiency in performing them (number of dropped objects, lack of movements precision, exercises rules violations, etc.). The score will go from 0 (worst score) to 800 (best score), with a passing score of 356.
Time frame: Up to 1 hour after the beginning of the exam session.
Times needed to perform training exercises
Time required to perform the training exercises will be measured in both groups (dry-lab laparoscopic box and da Vinci skills simulator)
Time frame: Up to 1 hour after the beginning of the training session
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