Comparison of da Vinci Simulator vs LapSim Simulator

Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Department Chirurgie, Luzerner Kantonsspital

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Robotic Surgery Training; Laparoscopy Training

Treatments: Other: Dry lab box laparoscopic training; Other: da Vinci Skills Simulator®; Other: LapSim®

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03079908

Simulator study

Details and patient eligibility

About

Virtual reality surgical simulators (VRSS) are gaining popularity for general surgery training, both for conventional laparoscopic and robotically-assisted surgery. Although numerous studies have analysed the impact of VRSS training on surgical skills, there is a lack of data regarding the comparison of robotic VRSS (RVRSS) and laparoscopic VRSS (LVRSS) training on conventional laparoscopic skills among subjects with no prior surgical experience. The hypothesis of the present study is that RVRSS could improve conventional laparoscopic skills as much as laparoscopic LVRSS among naïve subjects

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy medical students aged 20 to 30 years old

Exclusion criteria

• No prior surgical, laparoscopic or robotic experience
• No previously known severe learning disability or mental deficiency
• No handicap limiting the usage of one or both upper limb(s)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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0 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

Da Vinci Skills Simulator®

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group will undergo robotic virtual reality surgical simulator training (Da Vinci Mimics) and will subsequently be evaluated on a dry lab laparoscopic box

Treatment:

Other: da Vinci Skills Simulator®

LapSim®

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants in this group will undergo laparoscopic virtual reality surgical simulator Training (LapSim) and will subsequently be evaluated on a dry lab laparoscopic box

Treatment:

Other: LapSim®

Dry lab box laparoscopic training

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Participants in this group will undergo dry lab box laparoscopic training only

Treatment:

Other: Dry lab box laparoscopic training