Clinical trials: Laparoscopic 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
Differences in OSATS Scores
Virtual Reality Laparoscopy Training
The use of virtual reality simulation training in obstetrics and gynecology has not been widely studied. The investigators hypothesized that residents randomized to the trainer would not perform differently when compared with…
- Trial name
- NCT01184950
- Testing
- Trainer Curriculum
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- TriHealth Inc.
Basic Laparoscopic Skills Training
Comparison of an Inexpensive Tablet-based Laparoscopic Box Trainer With a Standard Box Trainer
Training is of great importance in laparoscopy. There are different commercially available trainers which are quite expensive and are used by trainees only inside the hospital.
- Trial name
- NCT02491710
- Testing
- Training on low-cost box trainer, Training on standard box trainer
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Laparoscopic Training
Pelvic vs Virtual Reality Simulator
The aim of this study is to evaluate the proper sequence of Pelvic trainer and VR simulator training in order to improve gynecological laparoscopic skills and assess training levels.
- Trial name
- NCT05255614
- Testing
- Virtual reality Simulator, Pelvic trainer:
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Resident Surgical Training
Video Feedback Versus Verbal Feedback
The long term goal of our research is to develop a curriculum for Obstetrics and Gynecology resident physicians that regularly employs use of video assessment to improve surgical skills.
- Trial name
- NCT02948595
- Testing
- Video feedback followed by structured verbal feedback, Structured verbal feedback followed by video feedback
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Healthy Volunteers
Utilizing Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Enhance Laparoscopic Technical Skills Training
The purpose of this study is to test the influences of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on the acquisition of laparoscopic surgical skills.
- Trial name
- NCT03083483
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Laparoscopic Surgery Simulation, Mental Workload
Impact of Preferred Music on Laparoscopic Task Performance and Mental Workload in Novice Surgeons
This single-blinded, three-arm randomized controlled trial evaluated the effects of different auditory environments on laparoscopic task performance and mental workload among novice surgeons in a simulated setting.
- Conditions
- Laparoscopic Surgery Simulation, Mental Workload, Stress, Psychomotor Performance
- Trial name
- NCT07738848
- Testing
- Behavioral: Preferred Music, White Noise, SIlent Control
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
Laparoscopic Training
Simulating Laparoscopy With an Eye Patch
Comparison of laparoscopic training simulator v use of eye patch (to simulate loss of dept perception) to investigate acquisition of laparoscopic skills.
- Trial name
- LapACQ (NCT03407235)
- Testing
- Computerized Laparoscopic Trainer, Box trainer with eye patch
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Hernia
Part vs Whole Task Mastery Training for Laparoscopic Hernia Repair
The investigators will perform a randomized controlled trial with a stratified-block design to compare the effect of the part versus whole task simulation training for TEP repairs.
- Trial name
- NCT01629485
- Testing
- Online Video Curriculum, Whole Task Mastery Training, Part Task Mastery Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Healthy Volunteers
Utilizing Gaze Training to Enhance Laparoscopic Skills Training
The purpose of this study is to test the influences of gaze training (GT) on the acquisition of laparoscopic surgical skills. For this purpose, the investigator will compare variants of GT in the second of 2 experiments.
- Trial name
- NCT03413943
- Testing
- gaze training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Pelvic Floor Disorders, Urinary Incontinence
Pelvic Floor Muscles Training After Radical Prostatectomy.
Prostate cancer (PCa) is a malignant tumor commonly diagnosed among men in the USA and Europe. About 81% of cases of prostate cancer are detected early on, which allows patients to receive effective treatment.
- Conditions
- Pelvic Floor Disorders, Urinary Incontinence, Prostatectomy
- Trial name
- NCT04172519
- Testing
- Pre- and post prostatectomy supervised PMFT, Unsupervised PMFT, Supervised PMFT
- Where
- 2 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Nicolaus Copernicus University
Stereoscopic Vision
2D Versus 3D Laparoscopic Training on a Virtual Reality Simulator
Laparoscopy training programs with virtual reality simulators are widely used before new surgeons are allowed to operate on patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02361463
- Testing
- 3D vision, 2D vision
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
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
Medical Education, Laparoscopic Surgery
Evaluation in a Multimodal Structured Curriculum of Laparoscopic Surgery
Development of Laparoscopic surgery skills for general surgery residents are considered competencies of major importance. Different tools are used for this purpose, including synthetic models, virtual reality, animal models and…
- Trial name
- EDU-SURGERY (NCT06579456)
- Testing
- Surgical Training Intervention, Positive Control, Negative Control
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Los Andes, Columbia
Pulmonary Complication
Effect of Prone Position Training on Pulmonary Complications in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
Colorectal cancer is a common digestive tract tumor in China. At present, laparoscopic surgery has become the classic operation of colorectal cancer surgery compared with the traditional open abdominal surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT06001411
- Testing
- Prone Position Training, control group
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Min Su
Laparoscopic Surgery, Medical Education
A Pilot Study on Training Simulator Efficacy
The purpose of this study is to plan an effective learning path in minimally invasive thoracic and general surgery with a virtual training simulator for trainees and to assess the improvement of residents' surgical skills by the…
- Conditions
- Laparoscopic Surgery, Medical Education, Simulation Training
- Trial name
- NCT05436899
- Testing
- LapSim training, LapSim exam
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
Gastric Cancer
Questionnaire Survey of the Advanced Training Program for Laparoscopic Radical Gastrectomy
This study aims to evaluate the outcomes of the advanced training program for laparoscopic radical gastrectomy (ATP-LRG). The research subjects are the trainees who participated in this training program.
- Trial name
- ATP-LRG-1 (NCT05219539)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,355 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fujian Medical University
Learning Outcomes of Laparoscopic Suturing
Stepwise Versus Conventional Training in Laparoscopic Suturing
This study will compare the learning outcomes between the participants undergoing stepwise training and conventional training for laparoscopic suturing.
- Trial name
- stepwisetrain (NCT07311681)
- Testing
- stepwise training for laparoscopic suturing, conventional training for laparoscopic suturing
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital
Prostate Neoplasm, Prostatectomy
Efficacy of Extracorporeal Biofeedback Device for Post-prostatectomy Incontinence
To evaluate the efficacy of postoperative pelvic floor muscle training using personalized extracorporeal biofeedback device among patients with post-prostatectomy incontinence
- Conditions
- Prostate Neoplasm, Prostatectomy, Surgical Procedures, Robotic, Urinary Incontinence
- Trial name
- NCT02485665
- Testing
- Extracorporeal biofeedback device (Any Kegel)
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
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