Educational ProblemsAA-GYNLAPNCT05227430
Standardized Educational Videos of Laparoscopic Gynecological Surgeries
A study testing Educational video tutorials in people with Educational Problems and Surgery, run by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston.
Trial summary
Owing to coronavirus disease-related social distancing requirements, online education has gained prominence. Surgical trainers consider online videos as a useful teaching aid that maximizes trainees' learning and skill development given the backdrop of time constraints and productivity demands, however, online videos… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Educational Problems, Surgery, LAP
- What is being tested?
- Educational video tutorials
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 50 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- Jan 2027to Aug 2028
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Any age
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Residents and fellows in OBGYN in their gynecological round
Who cannot join
- Residents and fellows that did not complete module training for laparoscopic surgeries
Trial locations and contacts
No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
About this study
Official title: Standardized Educational Videos of Laparoscopic Gynecological Surgeries for the Improvement of Surgical Performance of Surgical Trainees
Owing to coronavirus disease-related social distancing requirements, online education has gained prominence. Surgical trainers consider online videos as a useful teaching aid that maximizes trainees' learning and skill development given the backdrop of time constraints and productivity demands, however, online videos usually do not undergo a peer-review process. Based on these premises the LAP-VEGaS guidelines (LAParoscopic surgery Video Educational GuidelineS), a recommended checklist for production of educational surgical videos, were developed. This study aime to evaluate the impact of educational videos of laparoscopic gynecological surgeries, that were standardized with the LAP-VEGaS, for the improvement of surgical confidence and performance of surgical trainees.
Read the detailed description
Introduction Owing to coronavirus disease-related social distancing requirements, online education has gained prominence. Surgical trainers consider online videos as a useful teaching aid that maximizes trainees' learning and skill development given the backdrop of time constraints and productivity demands. YouTube has become the most commonly used online resource for educational material among residents, however, online videos usually do not undergo a peer-review process. Moreover, recent studies questioned the educational quality of YouTube laparoscopic hysterectomy videos.
Based on these premises the LAP-VEGaS guidelines (LAParoscopic surgery Video Educational GuidelineS), a recommended checklist for production of educational surgical videos, were developed by an international, multispecialty, joint trainers-trainees committee aiming to reduce the gap between surgeons' expectations and online resources' quality. The LAP-VEGaS VAT is considered valid and practical tool for assessing online laparoscopic operation videos. It assesses nine items. Every item scoring from 0 (item not presented in the video) to 2 (item extensively presented in the video) with a total marking score ranging from 0 to 18. Studies have reported highly accurate in identifying and selecting videos for acceptance for conference presentation and publication, with high level of internal consistency and generalizability. However, the question of how effectively standardized videos serve as quality influencing educational material remains unanswered. Additionally, date regarding its implication in gynecological laparoscopic interventions is limited.
Due to the aforementioned the aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of educational videos of laparoscopic gynecological surgeries, that standardized with the LAP-VEGaS, for the improvement of surgical confidence and performance of surgical trainees.
Material and Methods:
This a prospective study including residents at the beginning of gynecology round in two medical centers. Educational video tutorials of gynecological laparoscopic surgeries (Hysterectomy, Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO), Bilateral salpingectomy) will be prepared following the LAP-VEGaS VAT standardization.
Residents in only one medical center will be asked to view the study educational videos (Study group). Residents in the other medical center will not receive the prepared video tutorials and will be free to use other modalities (Controls). Both groups will complete pre-operative questionnaire regarding their subjective self-evaluation of confidence in the stages of the procedures, instrumentation used, anatomy, potential risks and methods to control them. Additional post-operative questionnaire regarding performance during operation, familiarity with operative stages, anatomy and participants will be completed by the senior surgeon evaluating the resident and by all residents participating in the study. Data regarding residents' characteristics will be collected. Groups will be compared for differences in subjective confidence before surgery, performance during surgery and satisfaction rate.
- Conditions
- Educational Problems, Surgery, LAP, GYN Disorders
- Being tested
- Educational video tutorials
- Keywords
- educational video, gynecological laparoscopies, hysterectomy, salpingectomy, oophorectomy
- Medical subject headings
- Genital Diseases, Female
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Educational video tutorialsOther
Educational video tutorials (Hysterectomy, Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, Bilateral salpingectomy)
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Surgical trainees | Experimental | Surgical trainees that would be given educational video tutorials before entering gynecological laparoscopic surgeries Receives: Other: Educational video tutorials |
| Control | No intervention | Surgical trainees that would not be given educational video tutorials before entering gynecological laparoscopic surgeries |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Performance evaluation by senior surgeon
Evaluated by the senior surgeon using the global rating scale of operative performance:7 questions rated between 1 (low performance) to 5(highly skilled)
Measured: At the end of the operation
Secondary outcomes (1)
Performance evaluation- evaluated by the trainee
valuated by the surgical trainee using the global rating scale of operative performance:7 questions rated between 1 (low performance) to 5(highly skilled)
Measured: At the end of the operation
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted7 Feb 2022
- Study startJan 2027 (estimated)
- Primary completionAug 2028 (estimated)
- Study completionAug 2028 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (5)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Educational ProblemsStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by The University of Texas Health Science Center, HoustonThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 50 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Aya Mohr Sasson, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
- Investigators
- Aya Mohr-Sasson, M.D, Principal investigator, Aya Mohr-Sasson, Primary Investigator
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05227430
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- AA-GYNLAP
- Acronym
- AA-GYNLAP
- Status last verified
- Sep 2026
- First submitted
- 26 Jan 2022
- Last updated
- 29 Sep 2026
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Publications
Unal F, Atakul N, Turan H, Yaman Ruhi I. Evaluation of YouTube laparoscopic hysterectomy videos as educational materials during the COVID-19 era using the LAParoscopic surgery Video Educational GuidelineS (LAP-VEGaS) and LAP-VEGaS video assessment tool. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2022 Jul;42(5):1325-1330. doi: 10.1080/01443615.2021.1962823. Epub 2021 Oct 27.
PubMed 34704513Celentano V, Smart N, Cahill RA, Spinelli A, Giglio MC, McGrath J, Obermair A, Pellino G, Hasegawa H, Lal P, Lorenzon L, De Angelis N, Boni L, Gupta S, Griffith JP, Acheson AG, Cecil TD, Coleman MG. Development and validation of a recommended checklist for assessment of surgical videos quality: the LAParoscopic surgery Video Educational GuidelineS (LAP-VEGaS) video assessment tool. Surg Endosc. 2021 Mar;35(3):1362-1369. doi: 10.1007/s00464-020-07517-4. Epub 2020 Apr 6.
PubMed 32253556Abdelsattar JM, Pandian TK, Finnesgard EJ, El Khatib MM, Rowse PG, Buckarma EN, Gas BL, Heller SF, Farley DR. Do You See What I See? How We Use Video as an Adjunct to General Surgery Resident Education. J Surg Educ. 2015 Nov-Dec;72(6):e145-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2015.07.012. Epub 2015 Oct 9.
PubMed 26454723Celentano V, Smart N, Cahill RA, McGrath JS, Gupta S, Griffith JP, Acheson AG, Cecil TD, Coleman MG. Use of laparoscopic videos amongst surgical trainees in the United Kingdom. Surgeon. 2019 Dec;17(6):334-339. doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2018.10.004. Epub 2018 Nov 9.
PubMed 30420320Igwe E, Hernandez E, Rose S, Uppal S. Resident participation in laparoscopic hysterectomy: impact of trainee involvement on operative times and surgical outcomes. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Nov;211(5):484.e1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.06.024. Epub 2014 Jun 17.
PubMed 24949539
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 29 Sep 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Standardized Educational Videos of Laparoscopic Gynecological Surgeries for the Improvement of Surgical Performance of Surgical Trainees
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05227430
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- AA-GYNLAP / AA-GYNLAP
- Conditions
- Educational Problems, Surgery, LAP, GYN Disorders
- Keywords
- educational video, gynecological laparoscopies, hysterectomy, salpingectomy, oophorectomy
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 50 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, HoustonUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Jan 2027 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- Aug 2028 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Aug 2028 (estimated)
- First posted
- 7 Feb 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Owing to coronavirus disease-related social distancing requirements, online education has gained prominence. Surgical trainers consider online videos as a useful teaching aid that maximizes trainees' learning and skill development given the backdrop of time constraints and productivity demands, however, online videos usually do not undergo a peer-review process. Based on these premises the LAP-VEGaS guidelines (LAParoscopic surgery Video Educational GuidelineS), a recommended checklist for production of educational surgical videos, were developed. This study aime to evaluate the impact of educational videos of laparoscopic gynecological surgeries, that were standardized with the LAP-VEGaS, for the improvement of surgical confidence and performance of surgical trainees.
Detailed description
Introduction Owing to coronavirus disease-related social distancing requirements, online education has gained prominence. Surgical trainers consider online videos as a useful teaching aid that maximizes trainees' learning and skill development given the backdrop of time constraints and productivity demands. YouTube has become the most commonly used online resource for educational material among residents, however, online videos usually do not undergo a peer-review process. Moreover, recent studies questioned the educational quality of YouTube laparoscopic hysterectomy videos.
Based on these premises the LAP-VEGaS guidelines (LAParoscopic surgery Video Educational GuidelineS), a recommended checklist for production of educational surgical videos, were developed by an international, multispecialty, joint trainers-trainees committee aiming to reduce the gap between surgeons' expectations and online resources' quality. The LAP-VEGaS VAT is considered valid and practical tool for assessing online laparoscopic operation videos. It assesses nine items. Every item scoring from 0 (item not presented in the video) to 2 (item extensively presented in the video) with a total marking score ranging from 0 to 18. Studies have reported highly accurate in identifying and selecting videos for acceptance for conference presentation and publication, with high level of internal consistency and generalizability. However, the question of how effectively standardized videos serve as quality influencing educational material remains unanswered. Additionally, date regarding its implication in gynecological laparoscopic interventions is limited.
Due to the aforementioned the aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of educational videos of laparoscopic gynecological surgeries, that standardized with the LAP-VEGaS, for the improvement of surgical confidence and performance of surgical trainees.
Material and Methods:
This a prospective study including residents at the beginning of gynecology round in two medical centers. Educational video tutorials of gynecological laparoscopic surgeries (Hysterectomy, Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO), Bilateral salpingectomy) will be prepared following the LAP-VEGaS VAT standardization.
Residents in only one medical center will be asked to view the study educational videos (Study group). Residents in the other medical center will not receive the prepared video tutorials and will be free to use other modalities (Controls). Both groups will complete pre-operative questionnaire regarding their subjective self-evaluation of confidence in the stages of the procedures, instrumentation used, anatomy, potential risks and methods to control them. Additional post-operative questionnaire regarding performance during operation, familiarity with operative stages, anatomy and participants will be completed by the senior surgeon evaluating the resident and by all residents participating in the study. Data regarding residents' characteristics will be collected. Groups will be compared for differences in subjective confidence before surgery, performance during surgery and satisfaction rate.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Surgical trainees | Experimental | Other: Educational video tutorialsSurgical trainees that would be given educational video tutorials before entering gynecological laparoscopic surgeries |
| Control | No intervention | –Surgical trainees that would not be given educational video tutorials before entering gynecological laparoscopic surgeries |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Residents and fellows in OBGYN in their gynecological round
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Residents and fellows that did not complete module training for laparoscopic surgeries
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Educational video tutorialsEducational video tutorials (Hysterectomy, Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, Bilateral salpingectomy) | Other | Surgical trainees |
Primary outcome
Performance evaluation by senior surgeon
Time frame: At the end of the operation
Evaluated by the senior surgeon using the global rating scale of operative performance:7 questions rated between 1 (low performance) to 5(highly skilled)
1 secondary outcome
Performance evaluation- evaluated by the trainee
Time frame: At the end of the operation
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 29 Sep 2026.
- Background: PubMed 34704513Unal F, Atakul N, Turan H, Yaman Ruhi I. Evaluation of YouTube laparoscopic hysterectomy videos as educational materials during the COVID-19 era using the LAParoscopic surgery Video Educational GuidelineS (LAP-VEGaS) and LAP-VEGaS video assessment tool. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2022 Jul;42(5):1325-1330. doi: 10.1080/01443615.2021.1962823. Epub 2021 Oct 27.
- Results publication: PubMed 32253556Celentano V, Smart N, Cahill RA, Spinelli A, Giglio MC, McGrath J, Obermair A, Pellino G, Hasegawa H, Lal P, Lorenzon L, De Angelis N, Boni L, Gupta S, Griffith JP, Acheson AG, Cecil TD, Coleman MG. Development and validation of a recommended checklist for assessment of surgical videos quality: the LAParoscopic surgery Video Educational GuidelineS (LAP-VEGaS) video assessment tool. Surg Endosc. 2021 Mar;35(3):1362-1369. doi: 10.1007/s00464-020-07517-4. Epub 2020 Apr 6.
- Results publication: PubMed 26454723Abdelsattar JM, Pandian TK, Finnesgard EJ, El Khatib MM, Rowse PG, Buckarma EN, Gas BL, Heller SF, Farley DR. Do You See What I See? How We Use Video as an Adjunct to General Surgery Resident Education. J Surg Educ. 2015 Nov-Dec;72(6):e145-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2015.07.012. Epub 2015 Oct 9.
- Results publication: PubMed 30420320Celentano V, Smart N, Cahill RA, McGrath JS, Gupta S, Griffith JP, Acheson AG, Cecil TD, Coleman MG. Use of laparoscopic videos amongst surgical trainees in the United Kingdom. Surgeon. 2019 Dec;17(6):334-339. doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2018.10.004. Epub 2018 Nov 9.
- Results publication: PubMed 24949539Igwe E, Hernandez E, Rose S, Uppal S. Resident participation in laparoscopic hysterectomy: impact of trainee involvement on operative times and surgical outcomes. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Nov;211(5):484.e1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.06.024. Epub 2014 Jun 17.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Aya Mohr-Sasson, M.D principal investigator
Aya Mohr-Sasson, Primary Investigator
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Educational video tutorials in people with Educational Problems and Surgery, run by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Sep 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Aya Mohr-Sasson, M.D (3462704682, aya.mohrsasson@uth.tmc.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Performance evaluation by senior surgeon (time frame: At the end of the operation). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05227430, which also lists 5 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 29 Sep 2026.