Comparison of an Inexpensive Tablet-based Laparoscopic Box Trainer With a Standard Box Trainer

Medical University of Vienna

Status: Completed

Conditions: Basic Laparoscopic Skills Training

Treatments: Device: Training on low-cost box trainer; Device: Training on standard box trainer

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02491710

1322/2015

Details and patient eligibility

About

Training is of great importance in laparoscopy. There are different commercially available trainers which are quite expensive and are used by trainees only inside the hospital.

The aim of this study is to find out whether basic laparoscopic skills training using an inexpensive tablet-based laparoscopic box trainer leads to equal training results (= improvement of skills) compared to practicing with a conventional commercial box trainer. Furthermore, trainee satisfaction with this home-made alternative compared to the standard trainer will be assessed.

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 99 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Medical students of the Medical University of Vienna

Exclusion criteria

• Extensive experience with laparoscopic box trainers or laparoscopic surgery

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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32 participants in 2 patient groups

Low-cost box trainer

Experimental group

Description:

Trainees in this arm will perform their basic laparoscopic skills training on a low-cost tablet-based box trainer.

Treatment:

Device: Training on low-cost box trainer

Standard box trainer

Active Comparator group

Description:

Trainees in this arm will perform their basic laparoscopic skills training on a standard box trainer

Treatment:

Device: Training on standard box trainer