Correlation of Laparoscopic Experience and Functional Brain Activation: A PET Scan Study

December 3, 2012 updated by: Louis Kavoussi, Northwell Health

GAC 0201 Correlation of Laparoscopic Experience and Functional Brain Activation: A Pet Scan Study

The purpose of the research is to determine how practicing laparoscopic motor tasks affects the functional anatomy of the brain, and to investigate whether there is a correlation between surgical experience and functional brain activition. Additionaly, the investigators plan to use eye-tracking technology to see if the use of this technology can distinguish surgeons of various skill levels. The investigators hope that this study leads to new and effective methods of training surgical residents. All of the data will be collected at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, and may be used in future studies, which may or may not be related to urological diseases.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

10

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • Manhasset, New York, United States, 11030
        • The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

25 years to 50 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Urology resident or fellow at Long-Island Jewish Hospital
  2. Urology attending surgeon with previous laparoscopic experience
  3. Medical Student Research Fellow with no previous laparoscopic experience
  4. Right hand dominant subjects
  5. No known neorologic defect reported by the subject -

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Left-hand dominant subjects
  2. Self-reported neurologic defect reported by the subject -

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: observational
This is an observational study. no intervention occurs in subjects. their performance in a laparoscopic trainer is observed and correlated with brain activity
Other: observational
PET Scan

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Laparoscopic experience
Time Frame: 2010
2010

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Northwell Health

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Louis R. Kavoussi, MD, Northwell Health

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 10, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 10, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

March 12, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 5, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 3, 2012

Last Verified

December 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • GCRC 0201

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