Spatial Skill Training for Robot-assisted Surgery
An Efficient Single-Session Spatial Skill Trainer for Robot-assisted Surgery: A Randomized Trial
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interventional
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Brief Summary
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 skills (study group) or shown a short presentation regarding robotic surgery. After training/watching the presentation, they repeated the for mentioned tasks on the robotic simulator. Improvement in surgeon performance, especially regarding tissue damage was documented.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Jan 2017
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2017
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
September 1, 2017
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 1, 2018
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 24, 2018
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 29, 2018
CompletedNovember 29, 2018
November 1, 2018
8 months
November 24, 2018
November 27, 2018
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Tissue piercing
Number of times tissue was pierced during suturing
up to 2 hours from enrollment
Tissue tearing
Number of times tissue was teared during suturing
up to 2 hours from enrollment
Study Arms (2)
Study group
ACTIVE COMPARATORSurgical residents undergoing spatial skill training.
Control group
SHAM COMPARATORSurgical residents not undergoing spatial skill training.
Interventions
The spatial skills training session consisted of six practice trials that were run in a sequence. The objective of each practice was to manipulate the simulated robotic arm to grab the cubes and move them to a desired location using keyboard keys. The participant was required to reach a decision based on the visual-spatial information, before initiating subsequent movements of the simulated robotic arm. Each practice trial presented an initial state of the cubes in front of the robotic arm, and a target position of the cubes.
Watching a 20-35 minute long power-point presentation regarding the history of robotic surgery.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Surgical Residents with no previous robotic surgery experience.
You may not qualify if:
- Non surgical residents.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Rambam health care campus
Haifa, Israel
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Roy Lauterbach, MD
Rambam Health Care Campus
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Principal Investigator
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 24, 2018
First Posted
November 29, 2018
Study Start
January 1, 2017
Primary Completion
September 1, 2017
Study Completion
January 1, 2018
Last Updated
November 29, 2018
Record last verified: 2018-11
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share