Video Gaming Improves Robotic Surgery Simulator Success
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observational
60
1 country
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Brief Summary
Investigators aimed to investigate the effects of video game habits, duration of experience, and training in different surgical clinics on the success of robotic surgery simulators. In this prospective, observational, comparative, and multi-clinic study, all participants played the Temple Run and Piano Tiles 2™ mobile games for one month after responding to a questionnaire including their sociodemographic characteristics, surgical experience, and past and current video game experience. At the end of the study period, participants experienced four different robotic surgery simulator tasks (Camera Targeting 1, Energy Switching 1, Ring \& Rail 2, Vertical Defect Suturing) in the da Vinci® Skills Simulator™. Additionally, sociodemographic data were statistically analyzed with mobile game scores, and 13 different performance scores were obtained from the simulator.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for all trials
Started Sep 2021
Shorter than P25 for all trials
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2021
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
October 30, 2021
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 15, 2022
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 15, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 22, 2022
CompletedAugust 24, 2022
August 1, 2022
2 months
August 15, 2022
August 20, 2022
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Robotic surgery simulator score of participants by video game experience
The effect of both previous and current video game on simulator results
2 months
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Determination of robotic surgery success among clinics according to simulator score
2 months
Study Arms (3)
General surgery residents
39 participants
Urology residents
14 participants
Pediatric surgery residents
7 participants
Interventions
A questionnaire was administered to all participants, asking about their demographic information, surgical experience, hobbies, and previous video game playing experiences. After the questionnaire, the participants were asked to play the Temple Run (Imangi Studios, NC, USA) and Piano Tiles 2™ mobile games for one month. At the end of the period, with the da Vinci® Skills Simulator™ for one hour, all participants performed four different robotic surgery simulator tasks (Camera Targeting 1, Energy Switching 1, Ring \& Rail 2, Vertical Defect Suturing) that require the ability to apply basic robotic surgery rules and measure surgical skills.
Eligibility Criteria
Residents from general surgery, urology, and pediatric surgery clinics were included in the study. Sixty of the 64 total participants completed all the processes. Four participants were excluded from the study.
You may qualify if:
- To be a physician trained in Surgery in the Department of General Surgery. Pediatric Surgery and Urology.
- To be an assistant and specialist of the departments with robotic surgery experience.
- To be acquainted with laparoscopic surgery.
- Having played video games.
You may not qualify if:
- Participation in our study is on a voluntary basis and we have no criteria other than physicians who want to leave the study voluntarily.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Ege Universitylead
Study Sites (1)
Ege University Hospital
Izmir, 35100, Turkey (Türkiye)
Related Publications (1)
Kilincarslan O, Turk Y, Vargor A, Ozdemir M, Hassoy H, Makay O. Video gaming improves robotic surgery simulator success: a multi-clinic study on robotic skills. J Robot Surg. 2023 Aug;17(4):1435-1442. doi: 10.1007/s11701-023-01540-y. Epub 2023 Feb 8.
PMID: 36754922DERIVED
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- COHORT
- Time Perspective
- PROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Principal investigator
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 15, 2022
First Posted
August 22, 2022
Study Start
September 1, 2021
Primary Completion
October 30, 2021
Study Completion
June 15, 2022
Last Updated
August 24, 2022
Record last verified: 2022-08
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share
All data of participants will be kept confidential.