Comparison Study of the Nintendo Wii Versus Playstation2 in Enhancing Laparoscopic Skills

NCT01483677 | Completed Early Phase 1

• 1 other identifier: 023-10
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 42
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The investigators believe that subjects who practice on the Nintendo Wii will improve their laparoscopic skills more than those who practice on the Playstation2.

Conditions

Laparoscopy Skills

Keywords

Laparoscopy; video games; Nintendo Wii; Playstation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Difference in the change in box trainer scores between the Wii and Playstation2 groups.

  After completion of the pretest, subjects are given a 10 minute break, 30 minutes of video game play, a 10 minute break, and 10 minutes to complete the post test.

  60 minutes

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Change between pretest and post test scores in the Wii group.

  60 minutes.

• Change between pretest and posttest scores for the Playstation2 group

  60 minutes

Study Arms (2)

Nintendo Wii

EXPERIMENTAL

Subjects in this arm of the study play a game (Boomblox) on the Nintendo Wii for 30 minutes.

Other: Nintendo Wii

Playstation2

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Subjects in this arm of the study play a game (Time Crisis 2) on the Playstation 2 for 30 minutes.

Other: Playstation 2

Interventions

Nintendo Wii OTHER

Subjects played the game Boomblox for 30 continuous minutes on the Nintendo Wii.

Also known as: Boomblox

Nintendo Wii

Playstation 2 OTHER

Subjects played the game Time Crisis2 on the Playstation2 for 30 continuous minutes.

Also known as: Time Crisis

Playstation2

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 21 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Medical Student, Resident or Attending physician at the Beth Israel Medical center.

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Beth Israel Medical Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

Beth Israel Medical Center of The Albert Einstein College of Medicine

New York, New York, 10003, United States

Location

Related Publications (5)

• Derossis AM, Bothwell J, Sigman HH, Fried GM. The effect of practice on performance in a laparoscopic simulator. Surg Endosc. 1998 Sep;12(9):1117-20. doi: 10.1007/s004649900796.

  PMID: 9716763 BACKGROUND

• Rosser JC Jr, Lynch PJ, Cuddihy L, Gentile DA, Klonsky J, Merrell R. The impact of video games on training surgeons in the 21st century. Arch Surg. 2007 Feb;142(2):181-6; discusssion 186. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.142.2.181.

  PMID: 17309970 BACKGROUND

• Smith CD, Farrell TM, McNatt SS, Metreveli RE. Assessing laparoscopic manipulative skills. Am J Surg. 2001 Jun;181(6):547-50. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9610(01)00639-0.

  PMID: 11513783 BACKGROUND

• Lewis TM, Aggarwal R, Rajaretnam N, Grantcharov TP, Darzi A. Training in surgical oncology - the role of VR simulation. Surg Oncol. 2011 Sep;20(3):134-9. doi: 10.1016/j.suronc.2011.04.005. Epub 2011 May 24.

  PMID: 21605972 BACKGROUND

• Munz Y, Kumar BD, Moorthy K, Bann S, Darzi A. Laparoscopic virtual reality and box trainers: is one superior to the other? Surg Endosc. 2004 Mar;18(3):485-94. doi: 10.1007/s00464-003-9043-7. Epub 2004 Feb 2.

  PMID: 14752633 BACKGROUND

Related Links

• Mechanical engineering aspect of Wii

Study Officials

• Rujin Ju, M.D.

  Beth Israel Medical Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Karen C Wang, M.D.

  Brigham and Women's Hospital

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: early phase 1
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 30, 2011
• First Posted: December 1, 2011
• Study Start: November 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2011
• Study Completion: March 1, 2011
• Last Updated: December 1, 2011

Record last verified: 2011-11

Locations

US (1)