Clinical trials: Surgical Education
Spatial Learning
Spatial Skill Training for Robot-assisted Surgery
Surgical residents from a single tertiary medical center were divided into 2 groups. All residents performed 2 tasks on a Da Vinci robotic simulator system after which they were either given a real training session in spatial…
- Trial name
- NCT03758586
- Testing
- Computerized spatial skill training, Watching a presentation regarding robotic surgery
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
Educational Interventions, Virtual Reality
Comparison of Teaching Effectiveness of VR, Video, and Written Materials on Food Hygiene and Equipment Safety
This study investigates the impact of virtual reality (VR) as an educational tool in the food industry, comparing it to traditional methods like videos and written materials in teaching hygiene and safety.
- Trial name
- NCT06669988
- Testing
- VR, Video, written materials
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fu Jen Catholic University
Opioid Use, Pain, Postoperative
Pain in Breast Surgery Intervention
This study will be a randomized control trial providing an educational component to study participants and a pre-operative and post-operative survey with a goal to show an improvement in pain control, decrease in narcotic use…
- Trial name
- NCT04058938
- Testing
- Educational handout instrument, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Use of Video Education, Colorectal Surgery
Psychological Preparation for Colorectal Surgery: Impact of Video Education
Since the introduction and favourable early results of enhanced recovery programmes more than a decade ago, such programmes have become increasingly popular following major surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01547572
- Testing
- The study group will get a video and leaflet on enhanced recovery, The control group will receive a leaflet only
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ihedioha, Ugo, M.D.
Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Gynecologic Disorders
Comparison of Learning Curves for Two Different Techniques in Vaginal Hysterectomy
Randomized prospective monocentric interventional study to compare learning curves for traditional vaginal hysterectomy and vaginal hysterectomy performed by bipolar coagulation comparing short-term outcomes for both procedures.
- Conditions
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Gynecologic Disorders, Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT06220253
- Testing
- vaginal hysterectomy by bipolar vessels sealing, vaginal hysterectomy by traditional technique
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele
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
Education, Surgical Nursing
Digital Flashcards for Fluid and Electrolyte Education in Surgical Nursing: A Solomon Four-Group Study
This study aims to investigate the effect of the digital flashcard method, compared to traditional lecturing, on students' knowledge levels and self-efficacy perceptions regarding fluid-electrolyte balance in the surgical nursing…
- Conditions
- Education, Surgical Nursing, Teaching Methods
- Trial name
- Flashcards (NCT07869459)
- Testing
- Digital Flashcard Training & Pre-test/Post-test, Digital Flashcard Training & Post-test Only, Standard Lecture Only & Pre-test/Post-test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Education, Training
Trial of Proficiency- Based Simulation Training for General Surgical Trainees
The hypothesis of this trial is to demonstrate that training junior surgeons on a virtual reality (VR) simulator in addition to didactic teaching will improve their intraoperative performance compared to those trainees who…
- Conditions
- Education, Training, Computer Simulation
- Trial name
- NCT00712387
- Testing
- LapSim simulator
- Where
- 14 sites in Ireland
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Healthy
Video Coaching as an Efficient Teaching Method for Surgical Residents
The purpose of this study is to determine if video coaching is an efficient way of teaching surgical skills outside of the operating room for surgical residents.
- Trial name
- NCT02529254
- Testing
- Video coaching session
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital
Anesthesia Education
The Effect of Video Education on Anesthesia Choice
This prospective single-group study aims to evaluate the effect of preoperative artificial intelligence-based video education on anxiety, anesthesia preference, satisfaction, and knowledge level in patients undergoing…
- Trial name
- NCT07246798
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
Thyroidectomy, Education
Effect of Web-Based Training With Thyroidectomy Patients
This study evaluates the effect of an internet website, created by the nurse for the purpose of internet-based training related to perioperative period, on the anxiety and postoperative recovery measures (length of…
- Conditions
- Thyroidectomy, Education, General Surgery, Patient
- Trial name
- NCT04082845
- Testing
- Education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karadeniz Technical University
Clavicle Fracture
Crossed Education in Relation to Muscle Mass in Patients Operated of Clavicular Fracture
The immobilization process after an operation or injury in the upper extremity causes a loss of muscle mass and strength of 0.2% and 1.3% per day, respectively.
- Trial name
- crossed1 (NCT05810129)
- Testing
- concentric-eccentric strength training, standard physical therapy
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de La Frontera
Education
Documenting a Learning Curve and Test-retest Reliability of a Virtual Reality Training Simulator in Laparoscopic Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine the learning curve for each of seven tasks in a virtual reality laparoscopic simulator by medical students.
- Trial name
- NCT00435630
- Testing
- LapSim training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Performance of Wrong Procedure (Operation)
Trial on Laparoscopic Simulation Based on Mentoring
More than 50 residents in surgical specialities (OB\&G, General surgery and Urology) from a single university in Italy will be randomized into two groups, after a stratification based on residency year and laparoscopic/simulator…
- Trial name
- NCT02486575
- Testing
- Self-learning, Mentoring
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Università degli Studi di Brescia
Surgical Hand Antisepsis
Effect of Glo Germ Visual Feedback on Surgical Hand Antisepsis in Nursing Students
This randomized controlled study evaluated the effect of Glo Germ-based visual feedback on surgical hand antisepsis performance among undergraduate nursing students.
- Trial name
- GLO-SHA (NCT07918144)
- Testing
- Glo Germ-Based Visual Feedback Training, Conventional Surgical Hand Antisepsis Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University
Dental Education and Teaching Learning Processes, Psychomotor Skill Learning
Motor Learning Approaches in Periodontal Treatment Education
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of different motor learning approaches in preclinical non-surgical periodontal treatment education among dental students.
- Conditions
- Dental Education and Teaching Learning Processes, Psychomotor Skill Learning, Periodontal Education
- Trial name
- MLSPT (NCT07672080)
- Testing
- Implicit Learning With Standard Training, Implicit Learning With Extended Training, Implicit Learning With Distributed Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs 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
Health, Subjective, Cost Effectiveness
Effects of Patient-centered Telephone Education in Day Surgery
This study describe and evaluate the effectiveness of patient-centered telephone education in day surgery. The aim is to evaluate the effects of patient-centered telephone education on the experienced health of adult patients and…
- Trial name
- NCT03549403
- Testing
- Patient-centered telephone education
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oulu
Medical Education, Patient Safety
Digital Microlearning for Patient-Safety Readiness in Nursing Students
This randomized controlled trial evaluated whether a seven-day, patient-safety-focused digital microlearning program improved sustained clinical error recognition and the transfer of safety learning among second-year nursing…
- Conditions
- Medical Education, Patient Safety, Nursing Education
- Trial name
- DigiM-2026 (NCT07367906)
- Testing
- Digital Microlearning Program on Patient Safety
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Agri Ibrahim Cecen University