Clinical trials: Surgical Skill Training
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
Laparoscopic Surgery
Laparoscopic Skills Acquisition Using an AI-enhanced Game-based Simulation Tool Compared With a Laparoscopic Simulator Box Trainer
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether an AI-enhanced, game-based laparoscopic simulation tool can improve laparoscopic skills training and help increase surgical capacity in surgical trainees and other healthcare…
- Trial name
- CAMELs-RCT (NCT07276022)
- Testing
- AI-enhanced game-based simulation tool (Laptitude), Laparoscopic simulator box trainer (SurgTrac)
- Where
- 3 sites in Guatemala, India and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 157 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Obesity
Design and Validation of a Simulation-based Training Curriculum for Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery
Laparoscopic bariatric surgery is an advanced laparoscopic procedure with a potential for significant morbidity and mortality along the early part of a surgeon's learning curve.
- Trial name
- NCT01610466
- Testing
- Laparoscopic bariatric surgery ex-vivo training curriculum
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Medical Education, Simulation Training
The Role of Simulation Fidelity in Early Surgical Skills Education
The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching surgical suturing techniques using various materials (e.g., banana peel, orange peel, pork, chicken, and silicone pads).
- Conditions
- Medical Education, Simulation Training, Medical Student, Medical Education Assessment
- Trial name
- STITCHING (NCT07899684)
- Testing
- Suture skills retention
- Where
- 3 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 131 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Lodz
Simulator-based Medical Skill Training
Video Game Experience and Warm-Up Effects on Laparoscopic Skills Among Medical Students
"In surgical practice, alternative training methods are being investigated to enhance laparoscopic skills. The potential correlation between video game playing and technical performance improvements raises the question of whether…
- Trial name
- V-LAP (NCT07837388)
- Testing
- Surgical Simulator, 10 minute exercice of videogame
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade de Passo Fundo
Education, Simulation
Developing a Curriculum to Teach Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
Although a significant amount of work has been done to validate simulators as viable systems to teach technical skills outside the operating room, the next necessary step is to integrate simulator training into a comprehensive…
- Conditions
- Education, Simulation, Technical Skills Training, Laparoscopy
- Trial name
- NCT01371136
- Testing
- curricular training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
FLIPPED CLASSROOM METHODS, Traditional Classroom-Based Learning
Comparison of Flipped vs Traditional Classroom Teaching for Primary Surgical Skills in Postgraduate Surgical Trainees
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the flipped classroom approach in improving the surgical skills of MS Surgery and allied specialty trainees compared with the traditional classroom method.
- Conditions
- FLIPPED CLASSROOM METHODS, Traditional Classroom-Based Learning, Surgical Skill Training
- Trial name
- NCT07729176
- Testing
- flipped classroom, traditional method of teaching,
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Health Sciences Lahore
Medical Students Naive to Surgical Robotics
Proficiency Based Robotics Training Curriculum: Skill Acquisition & Transferability of Skills to Live Porcine Models
The goal of the project is to define the optimal learning environment and protocol for dvSS® simulation activities using medical students as robotic-naïve research participants.
- Trial name
- NCT02895347
- Testing
- Surgical Simulation Practice Modules
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Cardiac Surgery, Training
Impact of Left-Handed Tailored Endoscopic Mitral Simulation Training on Skill Acquisition for Left-handed Surgeons
Study Characteristics and Structure are as follows: All Left-handed cardiac surgeons and residents attending the 2024 EACTS annual meeting (october 2024) are invited to any of the 3-day 8-endoscopic sessions as part of this study…
- Conditions
- Cardiac Surgery, Training, Suture, Left-handed
- Trial name
- NCT07533214
- Testing
- Endoscopic annular suture placement guided by left handed instructor
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht
Hysterectomy (MeSH nr: E04.950.300.399)
Transforming Global Surgery Capacity and Capability Through Affordable Virtual Reality
The goal of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate whether Deliberate Virtual Reality (VR) training can improve surgical skills, knowledge, and confidence in performing postpartum hysterectomy among junior-level Zambian…
- Trial name
- NCT07403526
- Testing
- Deliberate Virtual Reality (VR) Training, Standard Clinical Training
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Southern Methodist University
Minimally Invasive Surgery Basic Skills
Goal-directed MIS Simulation Training With the LTB-Curriculum Prior to First Operations on Patients: Study Protocol for a Multi-centre Randomized Controlled Validation Trial (NOVICE)
Background: Laparoscopic surgical procedures have become increasingly established in operative medicine. They require special motor, haptic, and spatial-visual skills to perform the interventions safely and effectively.
- Trial name
- NOVICE (NCT03040544)
- Testing
- LTB-Curriculum, Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
Teaching Method
Live-streaming Vs Face-to-face Teaching Method Effectiveness in Training Surgical Clerkship
The goal of this observational study is to assess objectively whether teaching for simple wound sutures via Live-Streaming (LS) using Go-pro® has the same effectiveness as the traditional Face-to-face (FTF) teaching.
- Trial name
- LS vs FTF (NCT06221917)
- Testing
- Face-to-face, Live-streaming
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pelita Harapan University
Gender Issues
Gender Stigma Consciousness and Surgical Training
Previous investigations have focused on challenges that surgeons face once they have entered into practice. We have yet to explore difficulties in the training environment, and whether these have an effect on professional…
- Trial name
- NCT03623009
- Testing
- An article meant to trigger certain psychosocial behaviors, a neutral article
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Delivery of Health Care
Soft Skills and Surgical Performance
Background and hypothesis: Virtual reality (VR) training in minimal invasive surgery (MIS) is known to be feasible and beneficial in surgical residency.
- Trial name
- SSPSP (NCT01137305)
- Testing
- VR- training
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Philipps University Marburg
Validity-evidence for a Simulator-based Test, Virtual Simulation
Development and Validation of a Simulator-based Test in Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumors
Bladder cancer (BC) is the seventh most common cancer in men worldwide and fourth most common cancer among Danish men. BC is estimated to be the most cost expensive cancer pr. patient life.
- Conditions
- Validity-evidence for a Simulator-based Test, Virtual Simulation, Bladder Cancer, Surgical Skill Training
- Trial name
- NCT03863028
- Testing
- Simulation training
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Technical Skills Training
Group Dynamics in Surgical Skill Training
The investigators have planned a randomized study, examining the effect of self-directed training in groups vs. individual training on trainees' acquisitions of open surgical skills.
- Trial name
- NCT02895685
- Testing
- Dyad training
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation
Surgery, Fatigue, Mental
Comparing the Variation in Laparoscopic Skills Acquisition in Obstetrics & Gynaecology and General Surgical Trainees
The investigators postulate that there is a difference in the acquisition of Fundamental Laparoscopic Skills (FLS) between general surgical and Obstetrics \& Gynaecology (O\&G) trainees.
- Conditions
- Surgery, Fatigue, Mental, Fatigue, Training Group, Sensitivity
- Trial name
- LAGGS (NCT05116332)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lancaster University
Colonic Diseases
Assessing Effectiveness of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgical Skills
The purpose of this study is to improve the investigators understanding of different training methods in laparoscopic colon surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01119027
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Laparoscopic Surgical Training
LAPARO Analytic vs. Classic Box Trainer on Laparoscopic Skills Training
This randomized controlled trial investigates the effectiveness of two laparoscopic training modalities - Classic Box Trainers and the LAPARO Analytic - in teaching fundamental surgical skills for laparoscopic appendicectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT07081386
- Testing
- Laparoscopic Training using the LAPARO Analytic simulator, Laparoscopic Training using a classic Box Trainer
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade do Porto
Surgical Skill Training
Remote Video-Delivered Suturing Education with Smartphones
Medical students were randomized to receive live video- or recorded video-delivered feedback on suturing skills. A non-randomized control group received in-person feedback.
- Trial name
- REVISE (NCT06857266)
- Testing
- Live Video-delivered Feedback, In-Person Feedback, Recorded Video-delivered feedback
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University