Remote Training in Laparoscopy

University of Aarhus

Status: Completed

Conditions: Surgery; Educational Problems

Treatments: Other: Centralized instructor-regulated simulation training (IRST); Other: Home-based self-regulated simulation training (SRST)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04401306

sbs_au235143

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study is a prospective, randomized comparative study using a mixed methods design. The primary objective is to compare the effect of self-regulated simulation training (SRST) to instructor-regulated simulation training (IRST) in basic laparoscopic skills. The study population is first-year trainees in the specialties General Surgery, Urology and Obstetrics and Gynaecology within the postgraduate training region of northern Denmark. 46 first-year trainees will be randomized into two groups, one receiving SRST and one receiving IRST in basic laparoscopic skills.

Enrollment: 46 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Participant is a medical doctor
• Participant is a first-year trainee in abdominal surgery, urology, or gynaecology and obstetrics.
• Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Performed > 50 lap procedures prior to enrollment
• participated in training programs provided by the former course provider in the postgraduate training region of northern Denmark

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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46 participants in 2 patient groups

Self-regulated simulation training

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Home-based self-regulated simulation training (SRST)

Instructor-regulated simulation training

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Centralized instructor-regulated simulation training (IRST)