Clinical trials: Surgical Skill Training
Surgical Training
Study of Fast-track Surgery in Hernia Repair and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
All Danish trainees in surgery in a two-year period asked for participation when enrolled in the formal five-year training program for specialty in surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01877824
- Testing
- Fast-track training
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Humans, Simulation Training
Using 'Guided-Discovery-Learning' to Optimize and Maximize Transfer of Surgical Simulation
The study is a randomized experimental study comparing two forms of learning; guided-discovery-learning and traditional instructional learning.
- Conditions
- Humans, Simulation Training, Problem-Based Learning, Clinical Competence
- Trial name
- GDLEFFICACY (NCT03684720)
- Testing
- Discover followed by direct instruction [DD]
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation
High Fidelity Simulation Training
The Effects of Video Game Warm-up on EyeSi Surgical Simulator Performance
This study will examine the history of video game use an activities of manual dexterity with the scored skills used in the Eyesi surgical simulator.
- Trial name
- NCT04334486
- Testing
- Super Smash Brothers Melee (Gamecube)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Suture Techniques, Training Effectiveness
Online vs. In-Person Suturing Training: A Non-Inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial in a Low-Resource Setting
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess whether online suturing training is non-inferior to in-person training in developing suturing skills among medical students at Yarmouk University in a low-resource setting.
- Conditions
- Suture Techniques, Training Effectiveness, Online Education, Student Education
- Trial name
- RCT (NCT07038525)
- Testing
- Suturing training
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Diala Burjak
Healthy
General Surgery Training Outcomes Project
The purpose of the General Surgery Training Outcomes Project: Evaluating the Impact of the Curriculum on General Surgery Resident Training and Evaluation is to analyze data collected as a normal course of the general surgery…
- Trial name
- NCT00461214
- Testing
- Participation in laparoscopic training curriculum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Surgical Hand Washing, Surgical Hand Washing Knowledge
The Effect of Flipped Learning on Handwashing Skills
Brief Summary The aim of this randomised controlled intervention study is to investigate the effect of the flipped learning model on nursing students' knowledge and skills regarding surgical hand hygiene.
- Conditions
- Surgical Hand Washing, Surgical Hand Washing Knowledge, Surgical Hand Washing Skills
- Trial name
- FL-SHW (NCT07563361)
- Testing
- surgical handwashing training with flipped learning method
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Yeliz Ciğerci
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
Surgery
Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills (OSATS) Evaluation of Delivery by Vacuum Extraction
In a prospective, randomized Trial, the investigators compare Hands-on teaching and frontal teaching using a Training Video for learning how to perform an assisted delivery by vacuum extraction on a pelvic Training model.
- Trial name
- VAC-OSATS (NCT02468427)
- Testing
- hands-on teaching, Frontal teaching
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 137 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ruhr University of Bochum
Laparoscopic Surgical Training
LAPARO Analytic vs. Classic Box Trainer on Laparoscopic Skills Training
This randomized controlled trial investigates the effectiveness of two laparoscopic training modalities - Classic Box Trainers and the LAPARO Analytic - in teaching fundamental surgical skills for laparoscopic appendicectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT07081386
- Testing
- Laparoscopic Training using the LAPARO Analytic simulator, Laparoscopic Training using a classic Box Trainer
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade do Porto
Surgical Procedure, Unspecified, Surgical Simulation
Laparoscopic Simulator Training and Its Impact on Surgical Education
The primary goal of this study is to answer whether validated laparoscopic simulators truly affect real time performance in the operating room among Gynecology residents.
- Trial name
- NCT00555243
- Testing
- Laparoscopic Simulation training, Traditional Surgical Education
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Laparoscopy Training, Robotic Surgery Training
Comparison of da Vinci Simulator vs LapSim Simulator
Virtual reality surgical simulators (VRSS) are gaining popularity for general surgery training, both for conventional laparoscopic and robotically-assisted surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03079908
- Testing
- da Vinci Skills Simulator®, LapSim®, Dry lab box laparoscopic training
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Department Chirurgie, Luzerner Kantonsspital
Laparoscopy
Comparison of the Effectiveness of 2D Versus 3D Basic Laparoscopic Skills Training
The aim of this study is to find out whether basic laparoscopic skills training (FLS tasks) on a standard pelvic trainer using conventional 2D visualization is at least equally effective in terms of skills improvement compared to…
- Trial name
- NCT03763903
- Testing
- 3D training, 2D training
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Gallstones
Effect of Virtual Reality Training by Novices on Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in a Porcine Model
This study proposes evaluation of an educational tool, a laparoscopic virtual reality simulator. The purpose of this study is to determine whether training on the LapSim Simulator transfers to improved laparoscopic…
- Trial name
- NCT00460980
- Testing
- Virtual reality laparoscopic simulator training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
User-Computer Interface, Clinical Skills
Establishing Learning Curves in Virtual Simulation Training of Mastoidectomy
The purpose of this study is to establish learning curves of mastoidectomy training in virtual surgical simulation training, to establish the long-term effect of repeat simulation training and to explore the transfer of skills…
- Conditions
- User-Computer Interface, Clinical Skills, Motor Skills, Temporal Bone
- Trial name
- NCT01966185
- Testing
- Tutor function on
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Teaching Method
Live-streaming Vs Face-to-face Teaching Method Effectiveness in Training Surgical Clerkship
The goal of this observational study is to assess objectively whether teaching for simple wound sutures via Live-Streaming (LS) using Go-pro® has the same effectiveness as the traditional Face-to-face (FTF) teaching.
- Trial name
- LS vs FTF (NCT06221917)
- Testing
- Face-to-face, Live-streaming
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pelita Harapan University
Colonic Diseases
Assessing Effectiveness of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgical Skills
The purpose of this study is to improve the investigators understanding of different training methods in laparoscopic colon surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01119027
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Medical Education, Simulation Training
The Role of Simulation Fidelity in Early Surgical Skills Education
The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching surgical suturing techniques using various materials (e.g., banana peel, orange peel, pork, chicken, and silicone pads).
- Conditions
- Medical Education, Simulation Training, Medical Student, Medical Education Assessment
- Trial name
- STITCHING (NCT07899684)
- Testing
- Suture skills retention
- Where
- 3 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 131 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Lodz
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
Athletic Injuries, Sport Injuries
Rise With Resilience
The objective of this study is to investigate differences in postoperative pain, physical health, and mental health outcomes between participants receiving evidence-based mindfulness training and those who do not.
- Trial name
- NCT07217275
- Testing
- Community Resiliency Model (CRM), Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Minimally Invasive Surgery Basic Skills
Goal-directed MIS Simulation Training With the LTB-Curriculum Prior to First Operations on Patients: Study Protocol for a Multi-centre Randomized Controlled Validation Trial (NOVICE)
Background: Laparoscopic surgical procedures have become increasingly established in operative medicine. They require special motor, haptic, and spatial-visual skills to perform the interventions safely and effectively.
- Trial name
- NOVICE (NCT03040544)
- Testing
- LTB-Curriculum, Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein