Role of Procedural Videos in Teaching the Surgery Residents

Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Surgical Procedure, Unspecified; Educational Techniques

Treatments: Other: Procedural Videos; Other: No procedural videos

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06164158

ShaheedZABMU123

Details and patient eligibility

About

A randomized controlled trial was conducted at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Islamabad after approval from the Institutional ethics review board. Fifty-four surgical residents in training and who have completed at least 3 months of surgical training were enrolled in the study. After the residents had performed the procedure initially, 27 were made to watch the procedural videos and learn the steps of the procedure while those of the other group did not watch the videos. Participants of both the groups were made to perform the procedure. GARS (global assessment rating score) was calculated for each individual during their second procedure. All procedures were performed under the supervision of a consultant surgeon who was blinded about the groups and make assessment of the GARS (global assessment rating score).

Full description

This study was conducted in 2 phases. In Phase-I just after the enrollment, all the residents performed the procedure from which initial GARS (global assessment rating score) assessment was made. Phase-I was followed by allocation into the groups i.e., study and control groups. In phase-2, a video of surgical procedure was obtained through internet. After all residents have done the procedure initially, 27 participants of the study group were made to watch the videos and learn the steps of procedure while those of the other group did not watch the videos. Participants of both the groups were made to perform the procedure again. GARS (global assessment rating score) was calculated for each individual in their second procedure which included following scores:

1. Respect for tissue
2. Time and motion
3. Instrument Handling
4. Depth perception
5. Bimanual Dexterity All elements scored between 1-5 with a total of 25 score. All procedures were performed under the supervision of a consultant surgeon who was blinded about the groups and make assessment according to the GARS (global assessment rating score).

Enrollment: 54 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All the postgraduate trainees in surgery and allied specialties
• Age 25 to 35 years
• Both Genders
• Any year of training with at least 3 months of surgical training.

Exclusion criteria

• Those residents who did not wish to participate
• Those with less than 3 months of training.
• Consultant surgeons

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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54 participants in 2 patient groups

Study Group

Experimental group

Description:

Half were made to watch the procedural videos and learn the steps of the procedure and then made to perform procedure

Treatment:

Other: Procedural Videos

Control Group

Experimental group

Description:

Other half group did not watch the procedural videos and were made to perform procedure.

Treatment:

Other: No procedural videos