Clinical trials: Surgical Education
Humans, Simulation Training
Using 'Guided-Discovery-Learning' to Optimize and Maximize Transfer of Surgical Simulation
The study is a randomized experimental study comparing two forms of learning; guided-discovery-learning and traditional instructional learning.
- Conditions
- Humans, Simulation Training, Problem-Based Learning, Clinical Competence
- Trial name
- GDLEFFICACY (NCT03684720)
- Testing
- Discover followed by direct instruction [DD]
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation
Cataract, Cataract (Post-operative Cataract Surgery Follow-up)
Randomized Controlled Trial of the STEIN Protocol: A Neuroplastic Pain Education and Guided Breathing Intervention During Awake Cataract Surgery
This randomized controlled trial evaluates whether a standardized perioperative neuroplastic intervention: the STEIN Protocol (Strategies and Techniques for Enhancing Integration and Neuroplasticity), consisting of pain…
- Trial name
- SLin (NCT07715591)
- Testing
- Music and Guided Imagery, Control, Music Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Anesthesia, Surgical Patients
Effect of Visual Aids Added to Informed Consent on Patient Understanding and Anesthesia Awareness
This prospective cluster-randomized controlled study aims to evaluate whether visual support material provided in addition to the standard written informed consent form improves patients' comprehension of informed consent and…
- Trial name
- NCT07461480
- Testing
- Standard Informed Consent, Visual Support Supplemented Informed Consent
- Volunteers
- 236 people
- Sponsor
- Dr Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital
Congenital Heart Disease
The Efficacy of Systematic Oral Feeding Education Program
After the intervention of Systematic Oral Feeding Education Program: 1. The feeding techniques scores of the main caregivers in the experimental group will be higher than those in the control group. 2.
- Trial name
- SOFEP (NCT06763497)
- Testing
- Systematic Oral Feeding Education Program
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Suture Techniques, Training Effectiveness
Online vs. In-Person Suturing Training: A Non-Inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial in a Low-Resource Setting
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess whether online suturing training is non-inferior to in-person training in developing suturing skills among medical students at Yarmouk University in a low-resource setting.
- Conditions
- Suture Techniques, Training Effectiveness, Online Education, Student Education
- Trial name
- RCT (NCT07038525)
- Testing
- Suturing training
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Diala Burjak
Surgery
Learning Curves in Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy: A Different Experience for Each Generation
This study compared the learning curves and outcome of Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy between 'pioneers' and early adopters in terms of feasibility and proficiency using short term outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT05595343
- Testing
- Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero
Nerve Block, Hip Fracture Surgeries
Self-Guided Immersive Virtual Reality Versus Mannequin-based Simulators to Teach the Ultrasound-Guided Supra-Inguinal Fascia Iliaca Block
This research project aims to see if using immersive virtual reality (iVR) is as good as using traditional mannequins to teach medical staff how to perform a specific nerve block called an ultrasound-guided supra-inguinal fascia…
- Trial name
- NCT07035015
- Testing
- VR UGRA, Mannequin-based simulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- The Ottawa Hospital
Obesity
Machine Learning for Reclassification of Obesity
The goal of this study is to employ or develop computational modeling techniques for the precise reclassification of obesity into subgroups.
- Trial name
- NCT04282837
- Testing
- AI classification of patients with obesity
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 2,495 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai 10th People's Hospital
Endodontic Retreatment, Non-surgical Retreatment
Development and Validation of a Deep Learning Model to Predict Endodontic Retreatment Difficulty From Periapical Radiographs
The aim of this study is to develop and evaluate an artificial intelligence-based model capable of analyzing periapical radiographs of maxillary and mandibular molars to predict the difficulty level of non-surgical root canal…
- Conditions
- Endodontic Retreatment, Non-surgical Retreatment, Endodontics, AI (Artificial Intelligence)
- Trial name
- Ai Retreatment (NCT07611279)
- Testing
- Deep Learning Model to Predict Endodontic Retreatment Difficulty from Periapical Radiographs
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Surgical Site Infection
Study of the Incidence of Surgical Site Infections Developed by Patients Hospitalized in the Wards of a Large Teaching Hospital in Rome, Italy
The surgical departments of the hospital were included in the study on a rotational basis over a period of 5 months. All patients undergoing surgery during this period were enrolled in the study.
- Trial name
- NCT05788575
- Testing
- surgery
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 5,424 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Cataract
Sharp Health Companion App for Cataract Surgery Preparation and Recovery
This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of the Sharp Health Companion App, a smartphone-based digital health tool, compared to standard printed instructions for supporting older adults undergoing cataract…
- Trial name
- NCT07028359
- Testing
- Printed Instructions with Phone Reminders, Sharp Health Companion App (CareKit)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Sharp HealthCare
Clinical Documentation, Artificial Intelligence
Ambient Audio-Visual Capture for Clinical Documentation and Assessment
AI-powered tools that automatically document clinical conversations are being adopted rapidly in outpatient settings but have not been evaluated in hospital wards.
- Conditions
- Clinical Documentation, Artificial Intelligence, Surgical Education, Medical Education
- Trial name
- BLACKFRAME-AV- (NCT07649772)
- Testing
- BlackFrame ambient audio-visual capture platform
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BlackFrame.ai
Neoplasms
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Robotic Simulation Curriculum to Teach Robotic Suturing
The aim of this study is to determine if training with a robotic simulator improves ability to perform robotic suturing. We aim to recruit 38 participants (attending surgeons or residents in obstetrics and gynecology, urology…
- Trial name
- NCT01811095
- Testing
- Training
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
CHD - Congenital Heart Disease
Feasibility of Home Telemonitoring of Infants With Congenital Heart Disease Awaiting Surgery During the First Year of Life
Actually, there is no telemonitoring program that includes newborns or infants with congenital heart disease awaiting cardiac intervention.
- Trial name
- Blue-Line (NCT06998290)
- Testing
- Blue-Line home telemonitoring program
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Cardiology, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
PULSE - Patient Understanding and Learning Through Structured Education - Effectiveness and Implementation of Patient Education Videos in a New Pediatric Cardiology Clinic
This study is looking at whether short educational videos shown during pediatric cardiology visits can help families better understand their child's condition while also making clinic visits run more efficiently.
- Conditions
- Cardiology, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Education, Patient Education
- Trial name
- PULSE (NCT07594041)
- Testing
- Room-based educational video: Murmur, Chest Pain, Room-based educational video: Syncope, Palpitations, Room-based educational video: Sports Clearance, Kawasaki, General
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Driscoll Children's Hospital
Hypothermia, Accidental, Hypothermia; Anesthesia
Constructing a Risk Prediction Model for Intraoperative Hypothermia in Children Under General Anesthesia
Intraoperative hypothermia refers to a core body temperature below 36.0°C during surgery, which is common in surgical patients. Due to the fact that children's body temperature regulation function is not yet fully developed, they…
- Trial name
- NCT06892795
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 562 people
- Sponsor
- Harbin Medical University
Proximal Femoral Fracture, Dinamic Hip Surgery
Motion Graphic Training for Scrub Nurses in Hip Surgery
This pilot randomized controlled trial evaluates the effect of motion graphic video-based training on the performance of scrub nurse students during dynamic hip screw (DHS) surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT07701564
- Testing
- Motion Graphic Video Training, Routine Clinical Training
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arak University of Medical Sciences
Surgical Site Infection (SSI), Central Nervous System Tumor
A Clinical Prediction Model for Surgical Site Infection After Central Nervous System Tumor Surgery
1. Study Background For patients undergoing brain or spinal tumor surgery, postoperative surgical wound infection (known as "surgical site infection," SSI) is a recognized risk.
- Trial name
- NCT07378683
- Testing
- ML-Based Enhanced Intervention Package for SSI Prevention, Standard Postoperative Care
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Ming Yang
Surgical Procedure, Unspecified, Surgical Simulation
Laparoscopic Simulator Training and Its Impact on Surgical Education
The primary goal of this study is to answer whether validated laparoscopic simulators truly affect real time performance in the operating room among Gynecology residents.
- Trial name
- NCT00555243
- Testing
- Laparoscopic Simulation training, Traditional Surgical Education
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Education, General Surgery
Individualized Deliberate Practice on a Virtual Reality Simulator
Training on simulated models in a surgical skills laboratory has been shown to improve technical performance in the operating room.
- Trial name
- NCT01753947
- Testing
- Deliberate Practice
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto