Laparoscopic Training With Laser Guidance Trial (LVG)

Rigshospitalet

Status

Completed

Conditions

Depth Perception

Treatments

Device: Laser Visual Guidance

Device: 2 D vision

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT02407483

2014-6022

Details and patient eligibility

About

"Laparoscopic simulation training with or without laser visual guidance -A randomised study" which investigates if the use of laser visual guidance can help the novices to learn the laparoscopic skills.

Full description

Background: The loss of depth perception due to working in a three-dimensional space based on two-dimensional images is one of the challenging aspects of laparoscopy compared to conventional open surgery.

Objectives: To examine the effect of laser visual guidance on laparoscopic performance and cognitive load in a simulated setting for novices.

Methods: Randomised Clinical Trial- Laser visual guidance vs. normal 2 D vision.

Outcomes:

Primary outcome: Motor skills performance parameters-movement-time:

Cumulative instrument movement-time for both the right and left instrument for the test session,

Secondary outcome: 2) The overall composite score.

Exploratory outcomes: 3) The NASA Task Load index (NASA-TLX).

Enrollment

32 patients

Sex

All

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Surgical novices / medical students enrolled at The Faculty of Health Science, University of Copenhagen.
Participants are required to provide informed consent before inclusion.

Exclusion criteria

Participation in prior studies involving laparoscopic training.
Experience with laparoscopy surgery (having performed minimum one laparoscopic procedure as primary surgeon, including supervised procedures).
No informed consent.
Does not speak Danish on a conversational level.