NCT06571903

Brief Summary

This is a prospective randomized study, intended to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching basic surgical techniques through video, comparing the results with those of traditional teaching

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
50

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Aug 2024

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 11, 2024

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 23, 2024

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 26, 2024

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 30, 2024

Completed
10 days until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

October 10, 2024

Completed
Last Updated

February 25, 2025

Status Verified

August 1, 2024

Enrollment Period

1 month

First QC Date

July 11, 2024

Last Update Submit

February 21, 2025

Conditions

Keywords

Video-based LearningBasic Surgical SkillsmOSATSSurgical EducationTeaching Methods

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Assessment of the qualities of the techniques (Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills (OSATS) modified scale)

    Evaluate the quality of execution of the technical gesture and its retention on each group (teaching basic surgical techniques through video and traditional education (courses face-to-face)). The Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills (OSATS) modified scale is scored from 8 (worst performance) to 40 (best performance).

    2 weeks

  • Time the participants took to complete the procedure

    Time in minutes and seconds (mm:ss) that the participants took to complete the procedure on each group (teaching basic surgical techniques through video and traditional education (courses face-to-face)).

    2 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Assessment of participants' involvement and interest (time of self-study in hours)

    1 month

  • Participant satisfaction with teaching method (Likert-like satisfaction questionnaire)

    1 day

Study Arms (2)

Traditional Learning

NO INTERVENTION

Teaching with an expert tutor, in a in-person course

Video-based Learning

EXPERIMENTAL

Teaching with videos for autonomous learning and practice

Other: Teaching from videos

Interventions

Teaching from videos for independent study

Video-based Learning

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Students from the 1st to 3rd years of the Integrated Master's Degree in Medicine at the University of Porto,
  • Able to participate in a course of basic surgical techniques (simple suturing, X-stitches, U-stitches and Donatti points)

You may not qualify if:

  • Participants is to have had prior contact with techniques surgical and/or minor surgery,
  • Participants had contact with techniques surgical and/or minor surgery in the period between recruitment and completion of the proposed learning

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto

Porto, Portugal

Location

Study Officials

  • Vitor Lopes, MD, PhD

    Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
OTHER
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 11, 2024

First Posted

August 26, 2024

Study Start

August 23, 2024

Primary Completion

September 30, 2024

Study Completion

October 10, 2024

Last Updated

February 25, 2025

Record last verified: 2024-08

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations