Peer-coaching to Teach Faculty Surgeons an Advanced Laparoscopic Skill

NCT02505724 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 305-2013
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 18
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This single-blinded randomized controlled trial assesses the efficacy of peer-coaching to teach novice surgical faculty an advanced laparoscopic skill.

Conditions

Coaching; Technical Skill; Laparoscopy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Technical Skill

  Technical skill as measured by the Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skill (OSATS) global rating scale. Participants are scored on 4 domains from 0-5 (respect for tissue, precision of operative technique, economy of movements, confidence of movements). The maximum possible score is 20.

  Two weeks post intervention

Study Arms (2)

Conventional training

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants received access to a web-based tutorial for laparoscopic suturing and a box trainer for independent practice

Behavioral: conventional training

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants received access to a web-based tutorial for laparoscopic suturing and a box trainer for independent practice. In addition, they received two 1/2 hour peer-coaching sessions

Behavioral: peer-coaching

Interventions

conventional training BEHAVIORAL

After completing the initial assessment, faculty randomized to the conventional training group received a link to a web-based instructional video. In addition, they were given a laparoscopic box trainer, laparoscopic instruments and sutures that they could use to practice with at their leisure.

Conventional training

peer-coaching BEHAVIORAL

Faculty randomized to the peer-coaching group received ½ hour of peer-coaching after completing the initial assessment on the simulator. Each faculty member sutured on the box trainer while being observed by his or her peer-coach. All study participants had the same peer-coach.After the coaching session, study participants received a link to the web-based video as well as the box trainer and supplies to independently practice laparoscopic suturing. Similar to individuals in the control group, no specific guidance regarding the amount of independent practice was given.

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• surgical faculty in the division of general surgery or obstetrics and gynaecology.
• novices in laparoscopic suturing (performed \<20 intra-corporeal stiches and knots)

You may not qualify if:

• n/a

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre: lead

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 20, 2015
• First Posted: July 22, 2015
• Study Start: July 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2015
• Study Completion: January 1, 2015
• Last Updated: July 22, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-07