Development and Validation of a Virtual Teaching Method for Minimally Invasive Surgery Skills

NCT06355596 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 20IC6361
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to develop and evaluate a virtual teaching method for minimally invasive surgery (MIS) skills among novice learners, using widely available technology and incorporating objective assessments of proficiency. The main questions it aims to answer are: Can MIS skills be effectively taught to novice learners through a virtual platform using widely available technology? How do virtual and face-to-face (F2F) teaching methods compare in terms of effectiveness, measured by performance in MIS tasks and cognitive workload parameters? Participants in this study will: Be randomly allocated to either F2F or virtual teaching groups. Undergo training and evaluation using validated laparoscopic assessments, namely the McGill Inanimate System for Training and Evaluation of Laparoscopic Skills (MISTELS) peg transfer task and the European Academy laparoscopic 'Suturing Training and Testing' (SUTT) assessment. Have their performance and cognitive workload parameters (SURG-TLX score, heart rate, and pupil metrics) evaluated during the tasks.

Conditions

Surgery

Keywords

Laparoscopic surgery skills; Medical education; Minimally invasive surgery

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• McGill Inanimate System for Training and Evaluation of Laparoscopic Skills (MISTELS) peg transfer task score

  Time to completion of task (minutes)

  Two days

• European Academy laparoscopic 'Suturing Training and Testing' (SUTT) assessment score

  Time to completion of task (minutes)

  Two days

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• SURG-TLX score

  Two days

• Heart rate

  Two days

• Pupil metrics

  Two days

Study Arms (2)

Face-to-face teaching

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Face-to-face teaching of laparoscopic skills

Other: Virtual teaching

Virtual teaching

EXPERIMENTAL

Virtual teaching of laparoscopic skills

Other: Virtual teaching

Interventions

Virtual teaching OTHER

Virtual teaching of laparoscopic skills

Face-to-face teaching; Virtual teaching

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 90 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Adult (age \> 18)
• Medical student, Foundation Year or Core Trainee level or equivalent

You may not qualify if:

• Specialty Registrar level
• Consultant level

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Imperial College London: lead

Study Sites (1)

St Mary's Hospital

London, W2 1NY, United Kingdom

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Participants are randomly allocated to either face-to-face or virtual teaching groups

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 19, 2024
• First Posted: April 9, 2024
• Study Start: March 11, 2022
• Primary Completion: April 8, 2022
• Study Completion: April 8, 2022
• Last Updated: April 9, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GB (1)