N/A
N=40
Assessment of the Transferability of Skills From Robotic to Laparoscopic Simulation Platforms
Surgical Simulation Education
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02370407 ↗Enrolled (actual)
40
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Aug 2017
Primary outcome: Primary: Time to Task Completion (Robotic Task) — 120; 71 seconds
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- a laparoscopic simulator (Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS), VT Medical Inc, Waltham, MA) (Device); Mimic da Vinci robotic simulator (Device)
- Age
- Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
- Primary completion
- Dec 2015
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Time to Task Completion (Robotic Task) |
120; 71 | — |
| PRIMARY Global Rating Scale Score on the Laparoscopic Task |
22.5; 16.3 | — |
| PRIMARY Global Rating Scale Score on the Robotic Task |
16.9; 23.5 | — |
| PRIMARY Time to Task Completion on the Laparoscopic Task |
100; 158 | — |
| SECONDARY Economy of Motion on the Robotic Task |
241; 161 | — |
| SECONDARY Instrument Out of View |
3.06; 0.91 | — |
| SECONDARY Instrument Collisions |
2.8; 1.1 | — |
| SECONDARY Time Spent Using Excessive Force |
0.28; 0.24 | — |
| SECONDARY Workspace Range |
9.41; 9.34 | — |
Summary
This is a randomized controlled trial that will randomize 40 surgical skill naive medical students to practice on a robotic simulator or laparoscopic simulator after first completing a baseline evaluation on both surgical simulation platforms. Medical students will be evaluated again after 10 practice sessions on the laparoscopic or robotic platforms to assess transferability of skills between the surgical simulation platforms.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Medical students with no prior laparoscopic or robotic experience in clinical or practice setting
Exclusion Criteria
- Prior laparoscopic or robotic experience in clinical setting or in practice setting
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02370407). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.