Endoscopy CompetenceGET WARMNCT07649447
Gastrointestinal Endoscopist Warm-up Activity With Recreational Media
A study testing Video game warm-up. in people with Endoscopy Competence, run by William Shanahan.
Trial summary
This study aims to assess the potential benefits of a brief video game intervention prior to a simulated endoscopy assessment on a phantom model by gastroenterology and general surgical clinicians. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Endoscopy Competence
- What is being tested?
- Video game warm-up.
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 15 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 27 May 2026to 1 Nov 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Any age
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Gastroenterology or general surgical clinician at University Hospital Galway.
- Minimum of 50 gastroscopies performed in career to date.
Who cannot join
- Performed endoscopy on the day of study prior to assessment.
About this study
Official title: Gastrointestinal Endoscopist Warm-up Activity With Recreational Media: A Randomised Pilot Crossover Trial
This study aims to assess the potential benefits of a brief video game intervention prior to a simulated endoscopy assessment on a phantom model by gastroenterology and general surgical clinicians.
- Conditions
- Endoscopy Competence
- Being tested
- Video game warm-up.
- Keywords
- Endoscopy competence, Video games, Warm-up, crossover trial
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Video game warm-up.Behavioural
Also called Preconditioning
Participants will either rest or perform a 5-minute video game session of StarFox Zero (Nintendo) using the Wii-U (Nintendo) immediately prior to a simulated endoscopy assessment. The optimal pre-procedure warm-up duration is not known. Short interventions appear to be effective in athletic performance, and have been used in other procedural studies evaluating warm-up benefit. The intervention and assessment are expected to take ≤20 minutes per time point.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Experimental | Video game warm-up prior to endoscopy simulator assessment. Receives: Behavioral: Video game warm-up. |
| Control | No intervention | No warm-up prior to assessment on endoscopy simulator. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Tool handling
Time to retrieve suture in gastric body
Measured: This will be measured at index assessment and at follow up assessment 1 week later.
Secondary outcomes (4)
Tool handling
Time to retrieve bead in gastric body
Measured: This will be measured at index assessment and at follow up assessment 1 week later.
Time to D2
Time to progress scope to second part of duodenum
Measured: This will be measured at index assessment and at follow up assessment 1 week later.
Tip control
Image capture performance. The centrality of ampulla on image captured by endoscopist with endoscope will be assessed using ImageJ. The greater the central tendency the better the performance.
Measured: This will be measured at index assessment and at follow up assessment 1 week later.
Task difficulty
Complete Endoscopy Task Load Index. The is a refinement of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Task Load Index (NASA-TLX) but comprises only three questions as opposed to eight. (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/2014/892476)
Measured: This will be measured at index assessment and at follow up assessment 1 week later.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted16 Jun 2026
- Study start27 May 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion6 Aug 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion1 Nov 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Endoscopy CompetenceStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Crossover
- Model description
- This will be a randomised 2 x 2 crossover trial. Participants will be allocated to either warm-up or no warm-up preceding an assessment of endoscopic performance for time point 1 and will perform the opposite at time point 2. Randomisation will be performed by blocks of 4 or 6, and allocated using random selection of uniform, opaque, sealed envelopes.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 15 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- William Shanahan
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor-investigator, William Shanahan, University of Galway
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07649447
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- CA 3624
- Acronym
- GET WARM
- Status last verified
- Jun 2026
- First submitted
- 22 May 2026
- Last updated
- 16 Jun 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: GDPR limitations.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 16 Jun 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Gastrointestinal Endoscopist Warm-up Activity With Recreational Media: A Randomised Pilot Crossover Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07649447
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- GET WARM / CA 3624
- Conditions
- Endoscopy Competence
- Keywords
- Endoscopy competence, Video games, Warm-up, crossover trial
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 15 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- William ShanahanUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 27 May 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 6 Aug 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 1 Nov 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 16 Jun 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study aims to assess the potential benefits of a brief video game intervention prior to a simulated endoscopy assessment on a phantom model by gastroenterology and general surgical clinicians.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Crossover
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- This will be a randomised 2 x 2 crossover trial. Participants will be allocated to either warm-up or no warm-up preceding an assessment of endoscopic performance for time point 1 and will perform the opposite at time point 2. Randomisation will be performed by blocks of 4 or 6, and allocated using random selection of uniform, opaque, sealed envelopes.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Experimental | Behavioral: Video game warm-up.Video game warm-up prior to endoscopy simulator assessment. |
| Control | No intervention | –No warm-up prior to assessment on endoscopy simulator. |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Gastroenterology or general surgical clinician at University Hospital Galway.
- Minimum of 50 gastroscopies performed in career to date.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Performed endoscopy on the day of study prior to assessment.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Video game warm-up.Also: PreconditioningParticipants will either rest or perform a 5-minute video game session of StarFox Zero (Nintendo) using the Wii-U (Nintendo) immediately prior to a simulated endoscopy assessment. The optimal pre-procedure warm-up duration is not known. Short interventions appear to be effective in athletic performance, and have been used in other procedural studies evaluating warm-up benefit. The intervention and assessment are expected to take ≤20 minutes per time point. | Behavioural | Intervention |
Primary outcome
Tool handling
Time frame: This will be measured at index assessment and at follow up assessment 1 week later.
Time to retrieve suture in gastric body
4 secondary outcomes
Tool handling
Time frame: This will be measured at index assessment and at follow up assessment 1 week later.
Time to D2
Time frame: This will be measured at index assessment and at follow up assessment 1 week later.
Tip control
Time frame: This will be measured at index assessment and at follow up assessment 1 week later.
Task difficulty
Time frame: This will be measured at index assessment and at follow up assessment 1 week later.
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 16 Jun 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. GDPR limitations.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Video game warm-up. in people with Endoscopy Competence, run by William Shanahan.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Jun 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Tool handling (time frame: This will be measured at index assessment and at follow up assessment 1 week later.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 Jun 2026.