Part vs Whole Task Mastery Training for Laparoscopic Hernia Repair

Mayo Clinic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hernia

Treatments: Behavioral: Online Video Curriculum; Behavioral: Part Task Mastery Training; Behavioral: Whole Task Mastery Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01629485

11-005712

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators will perform a randomized controlled trial with a stratified-block design to compare the effect of the part versus whole task simulation training for TEP repairs.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Study Participants: Only residents who have achieved mastery of the TEP training curriculum (in either arm) will be eligible for OR assessment
• Patients: All patients deemed fit by the staff supervising surgeon to undergo a TEP repair will be considered for this study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Whole Task

Experimental group

Description:

Trainees will undergo whole task mastery training in the TEP simulator after completing the video curriculum portion.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Whole Task Mastery Training

Behavioral: Online Video Curriculum

Part Task

Experimental group

Description:

Trainees will undergo a random part task mastery training in the TEP simulator after completing the video portion of the curriculum.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Online Video Curriculum

Behavioral: Part Task Mastery Training