Comparison of Textbook Versus 3D Animation Versus Cadaveric Training Video in Teaching Laparoscopic Rectal Surgery

NCT04728867 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: I3-73-19
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 120
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Digital 3D animation and cadaveric videos have been increasingly used in surgical education and provide tremendous opportunity to develop new surgical educational tools, particularly during this Coronavirus-19 pandemic period. This prospective, randomized, blinded study is designed to compare the educational effectiveness of various educational tools including the surgical textbook, animation, and cadaveric videos in laparoscopic rectal surgery among board-certificated surgeons. Initially, an electronic questionnaire assessing the knowledge about laparoscopic rectal surgery will be created and validated by the board-certificated colorectal surgeons. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses will be utilized to test the structure validity of the questionnaire. After the questionnaire will be sent to the graduates completing the general surgery residency program in Turkey, the volunteers will be then randomized into four groups based on the study material including a textbook, 3D animation, cadaveric video, and both 3D animation + cadaveric video. A step-by-step educational 3D animation and a cadaveric video will be prepared in order to teach the technical steps of laparoscopic rectal surgery. Volunteers in four groups were given 2 weeks to review their educational material. After the 2-weeks of the study period, the volunteers will be asked to answers the same electronic questionnaire imported in the edited live laparoscopic rectal surgery. Pre- and post-educational assessment of the questionnaire among the groups will be performed and compared.

Conditions

Educational Problems

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Comparison of rectal cancer assessment scores among the groups before and after the education

  Rectal cancer questionnaire that assesses the knowledge about laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery. We are expecting to see improved post-educational scores (higher than 20- mean value) (rectal cancer educational questionnaire) compared to the pre-educational scores. Higher than 20 is improved and better outcomes Range: 15-25

  3 months

Study Arms (4)

Surgical textbook

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Volunteers in four groups were given 4 weeks to review their educational material at least two times. For this group, this will be a textbook chapter explaining the details for laparoscopic rectal surgery.

Other: to compare the educational effectiveness of various educational tools

3D animation

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Volunteers in four groups were given 4 weeks to review their educational material at least two times. For this group, this will be an educational animation video showing laparoscopic rectal surgery.

Other: to compare the educational effectiveness of various educational tools

Cadaveric video

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Volunteers in four groups were given 4 weeks to review their educational material at least two times. For this group, this will be an educational cadaveric dissection video showing laparoscopic rectal surgery.

Other: to compare the educational effectiveness of various educational tools

Both 3D animation + cadaveric video

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Volunteers in four groups were given 4 weeks to review their educational material at least two times. For this group, this will be both animation and educational cadaveric dissection video showing laparoscopic rectal surgery.

Other: to compare the educational effectiveness of various educational tools

Interventions

to compare the educational effectiveness of various educational tools OTHER

This prospective, randomized, blinded study is designed to compare the educational effectiveness of various educational tools including the surgical textbook, animation, and cadaveric videos in laparoscopic rectal surgery among board-certificated surgeons.

3D animation; Both 3D animation + cadaveric video; Cadaveric video; Surgical textbook

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• General surgeon who graduated at least 5 years ago from the residency
• General surgeon who is proficient to perform open rectal surgery
• General surgeon who was scrubbed in/assisted for laparoscopic rectal surgery
• General surgeon who is not able to perform laparoscopic rectal surgery by itself

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ankara University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ankara University

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

Study Officials

• Cigdem Benlice

  Ankara University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Mehmet Ayhan Kuzu, MD, PhD

CONTACT

+09005307313770; Mehmet.Ayhan.Kuzu@ankara.edu.tr

Cigdem Benlice

CONTACT

+09005307313770; cigdembenlice@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Prof. Dr.

Model Details: prospective, randomized, blinded study

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 18, 2021
• First Posted: January 28, 2021
• Study Start: June 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2021
• Study Completion: June 1, 2021
• Last Updated: February 23, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)