Impact of Behavioral Compliance Between Residents and Surgeons

Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades de Cabeza y Cuello156 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to evaluate the influence of perceived peer performance on the clinical skill of trocar placement during laparoscopic cholecystectomy among surgeons and surgical residents. It investigates whether exposure to incorrect trocar placements by peers affects the accuracy of subsequent placements.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

156

Conditions

Conformity, Social

Interventions

incorrect trocar placement marks.BEHAVIORAL

Participants in the experimental group will perform trocar placements on laparoscopic models that have been pre-marked with incorrect insertion sites by previous participants. These marks simulate procedural steps or anatomical landmarks that are intentionally incorrect.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Over 18 years old * Spanish mother tongue * Experience in laparoscopic cholecystectomy * Consent to participate Exclusion Criteria: * Physical disability preventing understanding or response * More than 3 years of suspension from surgical practice

Locations (1)

Asociacion Colombiana de Cirugia

Bogotá, Colombia

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

accuracy of the trocar placements

The participant must define in a graphic format the site where the trocars would be placed to perform a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The number of trocars correctly placed will be recorded. A rate of will be calculated: Trocars in the correct place/Total number of trocars.

Time frame: 1 week

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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