Non-inferiority Study Comparing daVinci Skills Simulator to Mimic dV-Trainer for Preparing Residents to Perform Live Human Surgery

Atlantic Health System

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Simulation for Preparation of Robotic Surgery

Treatments: Other: daVinci Skills Simulator; Other: Mimic dv-Trainer

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02267551

574541-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to determine whether a group of resident physicians otherwise naïve to robotic surgery can demonstrate equal levels of proficiency during their first robotic supracervical hysterectomy having received training either with the Mimic dV-Trainer or the daVinci Skills Simulator.

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Obstetrics and gynecology or general surgery residents in ACGME accredited programs naïve to robotic surgery training
• Completion of the online orientation to daVinci Surgical System

Exclusion criteria

• Performance of any robotic surgical procedures as the console surgeon
• Performance of any robotic simulator protocols
• Any significant amount of time spent on a virtual reality robotic simulator

Trial design

0 participants in 2 patient groups

Mimic dV-Trainer

Other group

Treatment:

Other: Mimic dv-Trainer

daVinci Skills Simulator

Other group

Treatment:

Other: daVinci Skills Simulator