Simulating Laparoscopy With an Eye Patch (LapACQ)

University of Nottingham

Status: Completed

Conditions: Laparoscopic Training

Treatments: Device: Computerized Laparoscopic Trainer; Device: Box trainer with eye patch

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03407235

LTf15082013 ammend. 2

Details and patient eligibility

About

Comparison of laparoscopic training simulator v use of eye patch (to simulate loss of dept perception) to investigate acquisition of laparoscopic skills.

Full description

Healthy volunteers who are laparoscopic novices will perform four validated laparoscopic training exercises on both the laparoscopic computerized trainer and on a simple box trainer with an eye patch.

Novices will be allowed to familiarize themselves with the laparoscopic instruments and will be shown short video clips to demonstrate tasks.

They then will have five minutes to complete each of the four tasks. They will return 1-2 weeks later to complete the same process on the alternative training method.

All participants will complete the tasks on both the computerized lap simulator and the box trainer.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Laparoscopic Novices
• 20-40 years
• All genders

Exclusion criteria

• Previous laparoscopic surgical experience

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 1 patient group

Laparoscopic Novices

Other group

Description:

Four laparoscopic task will be undertaken on a computerized laparoscopic trainer and box trainer with eye patch. Time to completion is recorded.

Treatment:

Device: Box trainer with eye patch

Device: Computerized Laparoscopic Trainer