Clinical trials: Surgical Skill Training
Clinical Competence
Transfer of Skills From VR-Trainer to Operation Room
The purpose is to determine if skills obtained by training in the laparoscopic virtual reality simulator LapSimGyn can be transferred to a real laparoscopic operation measured as improved score in a technical skills assessment.
- Trial name
- NCT00311792
- Testing
- LapSimGyn training until expert proficiency level is reached, Traditional clinical education
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Study Focus: Simulation and Proficiency Based Training
Proficiency Based Training in Surgery - Employing An Arthroscopic Bankart Repair
This study examines in a prospective, randomized and blinded study design the impact of a proficiency based training methodology on the acquisition of arthroscopic surgical skills employing both a dry shoulder simulator model…
- Trial name
- NCT01921621
- Testing
- Group B - Simulation Training, Group C - Proficiency Based Progression
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arthroscopy Association of North America
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
Work-related Injury, Work Related Upper Limb Disorder
Surgical Ergonomics Education During Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Skills Training
The goal of this pilot study is to learn if a class and hands-on-practice of ergonomic body positions - or specific ways to move the body while working to prevent injury - is valuable to training obstetrics and gynecology…
- Conditions
- Work-related Injury, Work Related Upper Limb Disorder, Surgery, Educational Problems
- Trial name
- SEE MIGS (NCT06386601)
- Testing
- Ergonomics Knowledge, Ergonomics Feedback/Guided Practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Surgical Education
Validation of a Curriculum (STAC) for Technical Skill Acquisition in Minimally Invasive Surgery
This study describes the development and validation of a structured training and assessment curriculum (STAC) for a basic laparoscopic procedure.
- Trial name
- NCT01560494
- Testing
- STAC curriculum
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Virtual Reality
Surgical Hand Washing and Sterile Dressing Training With Virtual Reality Glasses
ABSTRACT This study is a comparison of the impact of virtual reality on surgical handwashing and sterile dressing knowledge, skills, satisfaction, and confidence in nursing students enrolled in surgical nursing, as opposed to…
- Trial name
- NCT06162364
- Testing
- VR, theoretical training, training with video
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Osmaniye Korkut Ata University
Training Groups
Comparing Expert and Trainee Levels of Surgical Technical Skills
Background: The use of virtual reality surgical simulators has been explored as a means of providing objective assessments in surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT05191550
- Testing
- Virtual reality brain tumor simulation
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Surgery, E-learning
Orsi Surgical Skills E-learning Trial
The training of robotic surgical procedural skills has been challenged by changes in work practices and safety concerns specifically related to training.
- Trial name
- OSSET (NCT04541615)
- Testing
- Online course with proficiency test, Online course, Standard training group
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Orsi Academy
Educational Problems
Plaster Patient Education With Roy Adaptation Model
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of training given with the Roy adaptation model on the self-care agency and coping strategies of patients with plaster casts.
- Trial name
- NCT05010213
- Testing
- Educational intervention
- Where
- Cyprus
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Near East University, Turkey
Laparoscopic Skills Acquisition, Surgical Education and Skill Acquisition
Effect of Mobile Video Games on Laparoscopic Simulation Skills in Medical Students
This study evaluated whether regular mobile video game play could improve laparoscopic simulation performance among medical students without prior surgical or simulation experience.
- Conditions
- Laparoscopic Skills Acquisition, Surgical Education and Skill Acquisition, Simulation Training, Laparoscopy, Medical Students
- Trial name
- NCT07744399
- Testing
- Mobile Phone Gaming
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Surgical Education, Simulation-based Training
Structured Simulation Training for Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Skills in Thoracic Surgery Residents
This study aims to improve basic laparoscopic and thoracoscopic skills in thoracic surgery residents and rotating surgical residents through a structured simulation-based training program.
- Conditions
- Surgical Education, Simulation-based Training, Resident Training
- Trial name
- NCT07268950
- Testing
- Structured Simulation-Based Surgical Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Microsurgery
Validating an Inexpensive Practice Model for Microsurgical Skills Training
A single-center, prospective, randomized, controlled intervention trial to validate an inexpensive practice model for acquisition of microsurgical skills.
- Trial name
- NCT04093063
- Testing
- Micro-stellated Icosahedron
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Complications of Medical and Surgical Care (Y62-Y84)
Students' Hand Hygiene Beliefs, Practices and Skills
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to determine the effect of hand hygiene training given to home patient care students with different methods on their hand hygiene beliefs, practices and skills.
- Trial name
- SHHBPS (NCT06403956)
- Testing
- Training with video, Training with paint
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Çankırı Karatekin 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
Gynecologic Disease
Traditional Versus Virtual Reality for Surgical Skills for ObGyn Residents
This study will verify if a comprehensive laparoscopic curriculum using virtual reality demonstrates skills transfer to the operating room, compared to the traditional teaching method.
- Trial name
- SIMUTEC (NCT03395821)
- Testing
- Conventional training, Virtual Reality+conventional training
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Computer Simulation, Education
Validation/Dissemination Of A Temporal Bone Dissection Simulator
Designed to test the efficacy of a computer based virtual simulation for teaching ear surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00887185
- Testing
- Simulator training for temporal bone surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gregory Wiet
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
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
Hepatobiliary Neoplasm
Immersive Virtual Reality Environment for Complex Cognitive Skills Curricular Training in Liver Surgery
Investigators hypothesize that a virtual reality (VR) environment enhances general surgery residents' performance compared to Desktop Interface (DI)-based visualization of 3D models in decision making for patients with liver…
- Trial name
- LiVeRTrainer (NCT04959630)
- Testing
- Clinical decision making based on visualizing liver 3D models in Virtual Reality (VR) environment or via a Desktop Interface (DI)
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium, Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Vaginal Hysterectomy
Effect of Validated Skills Simulation With the Miya Model
Simulation training with the Miya Model will improve Operating Room performance of Vaginal Hysterectomy (VH) in novice surgeons and this phase of the study is designed to test that.
- Trial name
- NCT05418764
- Testing
- Miyamodel Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences