Video Coaching as an Efficient Teaching Method for Surgical Residents

February 6, 2016 updated by: Pierre Dubé, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital

Video Coaching as an Efficient Teaching Method for Surgical Residents A Randomized Control Trial

The purpose of this study is to determine if video coaching is an efficient way of teaching surgical skills outside of the operating room for surgical residents.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Coaching relates to a cooperative process between a coach and a coachee, which includes "providing objective and constructive feedback to help a [coachee] recognize what works and what can be improved.

In our study the investigators will be filming general surgery residents while making a side to side anastomosis on a dog's cadaveric small bowel. Half of the participants will be randomized in the intervention group and will take part in a half hour coaching session with a surgeon. In this coaching session both resident and surgeon will watch the resident's filmed anastomosis and constructive feedback will be given by the surgeon. An inanimate model of bowel anastomosis will be available at the moment of the coaching to allow the surgeon to demonstrate the desired improvements.

Once all the residents in the intervention group will have completed their coaching session, both control and intervention group will be filmed making a second side to side anastomosis.

All the video taken will then be pooled in a random order. A blinded surgeon will then analyse each video taken with the objective structured assessment of technical skills (OSATS) tool.

The hypothesis is that the residents who received an half-hour coaching session will have significantly improved their OSATS score compared to the control group between the first and second anastomosis.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

28

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

  • Canada
    • Quebec
      • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H1T 2M4
        • Hopital Maisonneuve-Rosemont

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Residents from PGY-1 to PGY-4 in general surgery at Université de Montreal

Exclusion Criteria:

  • PGY-5 in general surgery at université de Montreal ( because they are studying for their Board exams )
  • Did no sing consent form

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

  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Video coaching
14 residents in general surgery from PGY-1(post graduate year-1) to PGY-4 Block randomized to the intervention group who will receive a 30 minute video coaching session as the intervention
Behavioral: Video coaching session
A 30 minute video coaching session with a surgeon in witch the residaent and coach visualise the filmed anastomosis and where the surgeon gives constructive feedback.
No Intervention: Control
14 residents in general surgery from PGY-1 to PGY-4 block randomized to the control group

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change in (Objective structured assessment of technical skills) OSATS score at baseline and after the coaching session.
Time Frame: assessed at both first and second filmed anastomosis for both groups with about 1 month apart.
assessed at both first and second filmed anastomosis for both groups with about 1 month apart.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Resident satisfaction questionnaire
Time Frame: Once every resident has completed his coaching session about two weeks after the first anastomosis.
Questionnaire aiming to know if video coaching is something the participants think is useful.
Once every resident has completed his coaching session about two weeks after the first anastomosis.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Mikael L Soucisse, MD

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

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

May 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 29, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 18, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

August 20, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 9, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 6, 2016

Last Verified

February 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Surgery video coaching 15006

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