Structured Simulation Training for Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Skills in Thoracic Surgery Residents

Ondokuz Mayıs University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Resident Training; Surgical Education; Simulation-based Training

Treatments: Behavioral: Structured Simulation-Based Surgical Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07268950

B.30.2.ODM.0.20.08/498

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to improve basic laparoscopic and thoracoscopic skills in thoracic surgery residents and rotating surgical residents through a structured simulation-based training program. Participants will complete hands-on practice sessions using box trainers, artificial models, and bovine tissues in a controlled, non-patient setting.

Before and after the training, participants will complete self-assessment surveys and a standardized technical skills evaluation (OSATS). The study will compare these results to measure changes in technical performance, confidence, and learning needs. No real patients, live animals, or clinical procedures are involved, and there are no expected medical risks.

The goal of this study is to determine whether structured simulation training is effective, practical, and acceptable for surgical education, and whether it can support safer transition to real operating room experience in the future.

Enrollment: 19 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Thoracic surgery residents OR rotating general surgery/cardiovascular surgery residents
• Age ≥18 years
• Actively enrolled in an accredited residency training program
• Willingness to participate in hands-on simulation training
• Ability to provide informed consent
• Able to complete video-recorded performance assessments

Exclusion criteria

• Prior advanced laparoscopic or thoracoscopic fellowship training
• Inability to safely handle surgical instruments (e.g., significant musculoskeletal limitation)
• Previous participation in a similar structured simulation program within the past 12 months
• Declines consent or withdraws participation
• Unable to attend required training and assessment sessions

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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19 participants in 1 patient group

Structured Simulation Training

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will undergo a standardized simulation-based training program designed to develop laparoscopic and thoracoscopic technical skills. Training includes camera navigation, tissue dissection, stapling, and suturing tasks performed on box trainers, artificial models, and bovine tissues in a controlled laboratory setting. All participants complete baseline (pre-training) and post-training evaluations using OSATS scoring, self-assessment surveys, and performance timing. No clinical procedures, live animals, or patient interactions occur during the study.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Structured Simulation-Based Surgical Training