NCT02529254

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if video coaching is an efficient way of teaching surgical skills outside of the operating room for surgical residents.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
28

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable healthy

Timeline
Completed

Started May 2015

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable healthy

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

May 1, 2015

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 1, 2015

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 1, 2015

Completed
28 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 29, 2015

Completed
22 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 20, 2015

Completed
Last Updated

February 9, 2016

Status Verified

February 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

2 months

First QC Date

July 29, 2015

Last Update Submit

February 6, 2016

Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

post graduate surgical educationvideo coachingSurgical educationcoaching

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Change in (Objective structured assessment of technical skills) OSATS score at baseline and after the coaching session.

    assessed at both first and second filmed anastomosis for both groups with about 1 month apart.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Resident satisfaction questionnaire

    Once every resident has completed his coaching session about two weeks after the first anastomosis.

Study Arms (2)

Video coaching

EXPERIMENTAL

14 residents in general surgery from PGY-1(post graduate year-1) to PGY-4 Block randomized to the intervention group who will receive a 30 minute video coaching session as the intervention

Behavioral: Video coaching session

Control

NO INTERVENTION

14 residents in general surgery from PGY-1 to PGY-4 block randomized to the control group

Interventions

Video coaching sessionBEHAVIORAL

A 30 minute video coaching session with a surgeon in witch the residaent and coach visualise the filmed anastomosis and where the surgeon gives constructive feedback.

Video coaching

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Residents from PGY-1 to PGY-4 in general surgery at Université de Montreal

You may not qualify if:

  • PGY-5 in general surgery at université de Montreal ( because they are studying for their Board exams )
  • Did no sing consent form

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Hopital Maisonneuve-Rosemont

Montreal, Quebec, H1T 2M4, Canada

Location

Related Publications (4)

  • Singh P, Aggarwal R, Tahir M, Pucher PH, Darzi A. A randomized controlled study to evaluate the role of video-based coaching in training laparoscopic skills. Ann Surg. 2015 May;261(5):862-9. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000857.

    PMID: 25185469BACKGROUND

  • Martin JA, Regehr G, Reznick R, MacRae H, Murnaghan J, Hutchison C, Brown M. Objective structured assessment of technical skill (OSATS) for surgical residents. Br J Surg. 1997 Feb;84(2):273-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.1997.02502.x.

    PMID: 9052454BACKGROUND

  • Greenberg CC, Ghousseini HN, Pavuluri Quamme SR, Beasley HL, Wiegmann DA. Surgical coaching for individual performance improvement. Ann Surg. 2015 Jan;261(1):32-4. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000776. No abstract available.

    PMID: 24887977BACKGROUND

  • Bonrath EM, Dedy NJ, Gordon LE, Grantcharov TP. Comprehensive Surgical Coaching Enhances Surgical Skill in the Operating Room: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Surg. 2015 Aug;262(2):205-12. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001214.

    PMID: 25822691BACKGROUND

Study Officials

  • Mikael L Soucisse, MD

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

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
Assistant director of clinical research, Chief of general surgery, Program director of general surgery.

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 29, 2015

First Posted

August 20, 2015

Study Start

May 1, 2015

Primary Completion

July 1, 2015

Study Completion

July 1, 2015

Last Updated

February 9, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-02

Locations

CA(1)