Clinical trials: Surgical Education
Surgical Simulation Education
Assessment of the Transferability of Skills From Robotic to Laparoscopic Simulation Platforms
This is a randomized controlled trial that will randomize 40 surgical skill naive medical students to practice on a robotic simulator or laparoscopic simulator after first completing a baseline evaluation on both surgical…
- Trial name
- NCT02370407
- Testing
- a laparoscopic simulator (Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS), VT Medical Inc, Waltham, MA), Mimic da Vinci robotic simulator
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Malocclusion, Anxiety
Patient Education Before Orthognathic Surgery
To evaluate the effectiveness in the use of an educational material through: Assessment of knowledge about post-operative orthognathic surgery; assessing levels of anxiety with the survey of Anxiety Inventory-STATE-TRAIT…
- Conditions
- Malocclusion, Anxiety, Micrognathism, Prognathism
- Trial name
- NCT01803204
- Testing
- Booklet - Preoperative Educational
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Low Back Pain, Opiate Addiction
Study of Opioid Use After Lumbar and Cervical Spine Surgery
The purpose of this project is to assess the impact of an educational video on the use of prescription opioid medication during a 6-month period following spine surgery.
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Opiate Addiction, Neck Pain
- Trial name
- SOULCS (NCT02674711)
- Testing
- Educational Video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Brooke Army Medical Center
Surgery--Complications
Pilot Study for Postoperative Machine Learning
The objectives of the study are to determine the interpretability, workflow role, and effect on communications of showing report cards containing Machine Learning (ML)-based risk profiles based on pre- and intra-operative data to…
- Trial name
- NCT04877535
- Testing
- ML-based report card
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 222 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Tracheal Intubation Morbidity
Success of Pediatric Anesthesiologists in Learning to Use Videolaryngoscopes
There are two new instruments on the market that anesthesiologists use when putting a breathing tube into the lungs of patients. The purpose of this study is to see how easily anesthesiologists can learn to use them in children.
- Trial name
- NCT01215422
- Testing
- timed intubation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 646 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Robotic Cardiac Surgery Simulation
Robotic Cardiac Surgery Wet Lab Simulation Study
The goal of this study is to investigate validity of the wet lab robotic cardiac surgery model used for training in robotic cardiac surgery and to evaluate learning curves in trainees of different surgical specialities.
- Trial name
- NCT05043064
- Testing
- Wet lab tasks
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University Hospital
Anxiety
Patient Satisfaction Study: Clean Intermittent Self-Catheterization Teaching
To compare patient satisfaction and anxiety scores between female subjects undergoing urinary incontinence and/or pelvic reconstructive surgery who are instructed preoperatively in the technique of clean intermittent…
- Trial name
- NCT00678444
- Testing
- Educational video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 199 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Resident Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Cross-cultural Care, Interpersonal and Communication Skills in Patient-clinician Encounters
The Provider Awareness and Cultural Dexterity Toolkit for Surgeons Trial
This study is designed to test the impact of a new curriculum, called Provider Awareness Cultural Dexterity Toolkit for Surgeons (PACTS), on surgical residents' cross-cultural knowledge, attitudes, and skills surrounding the care…
- Conditions
- Resident Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Cross-cultural Care, Interpersonal and Communication Skills in Patient-clinician Encounters, Patient-reported Satisfaction With Resident Physicians Involved in Their Care, Patients' Clinical Health Outcomes After Surgery
- Trial name
- PACTS (NCT03576495)
- Testing
- PACTS curriculum, Standard Residency Curriculum
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,901 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Coronary Artery Disease
Cardiac Home Education and Support Trial (CHEST): A Pilot Study
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is performed more frequently on individuals who are older and sicker than in previous years.
- Trial name
- NCT00275340
- Testing
- Peer Support
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Patient Compliance
Effect of Patient Information Leaflet on Working Pattern and Patient Satisfaction Level for Day Care Surgeries.
This study aims to understand the benefits of imparting pre operative instructions through written leaflets. The influence on the number of avoidable postponements and delay is also studied.The study is restricted to patients…
- Trial name
- NCT03011840
- Testing
- Information leaflet
- Volunteers
- 449 people
- Sponsor
- Tata Memorial Hospital
Opioid Use, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
The Impact of Perioperative Ketamine Infusion on Surgical Recovery
In order to effectively treat surgical pain with the least amount of opioids required, a multi-modal approach must include medications with different mechanisms of actions at alternative receptors.
- Conditions
- Opioid Use, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery, Anesthesia, Ketamine
- Trial name
- NCT04625283
- Testing
- Ketamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,570 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Mohs Micrographic Surgery
3D Printed Models in Mohs Micrographic Surgery
Patients undergoing Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) frequently experience anxiety. It has been suggested that enhanced patient education prior to the procedure may decrease patient anxiety.
- Trial name
- NCT03461965
- Testing
- 3D printed model, Verbal Counselling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Inguinal Hernia
Mastery Learning Inguinal Hernia Repair
Abstract: Minimally invasive techniques are now ubiquitous in the management of surgical disease. Competence in laparoscopy requires specialized training and practice.
- Trial name
- NCT01085500
- Testing
- Mastery Learning TEP Curriculum, Current Practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Surgery, Surgery--Complications
Telemedicine Control Tower for the Operating Room: Navigating Information, Care and Safety
Medical errors account for thousands of potentially preventable deaths each year. With the annual increase of surgical cases there is a need for research into the potential utility of a telemedicine-based control center for the…
- Conditions
- Surgery, Surgery--Complications, Perioperative/Postoperative Complications
- Trial name
- TECTONICS (NCT03923699)
- Testing
- Anesthesia Control Tower monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79,560 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Medical Education
Cognitive Style and Mobile Technology in E-learning in Undergraduate Medical Education
New designs of 6-year undergraduate medical education (UME) in Taiwan mainly include (1) integral curricula of body organ system, (2) multiple methods of clinical teaching and assessment, and (3) generalism in UME.
- Trial name
- NCT02971735
- Testing
- mobile technology of e-learning (M-TEL)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Hip Osteoarthritis
Feasibility of the Hip Instructional Prehabilitation Program for Enhanced Recovery (HIPPER)
Osteoarthritis (OA), leading to hip replacement, is a leading contributor to global mobility impairment. Given the boom in the older demographic it is not surprising that there is an 11% increased demand for replacement every 5…
- Trial name
- HIPPER (NCT02969512)
- Testing
- HIPPER, OASIS Online Educational Webinars
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Opioid Use
Opioid Consumption and Disposal After Shoulder Arthroplasty
Opioid medications are widely used after many orthopedic procedures and are routinely prescribed after shoulder replacement surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT05525975
- Testing
- Educational materials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brendan M. Patterson
Community Acquired Pneumonia
Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in an Ambulatory Pre-surgical Testing Setting
The purpose of this quality improvement project is to improve the immunization rates of an at-risk adult population seen in an ambulatory healthcare environment, through the use of targeted health education messages regarding…
- Trial name
- NCT01787838
- Testing
- Focused Health Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,509 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carilion Clinic