Video Feedback Versus Verbal Feedback

Video Feedback Versus Verbal Feedback in Simulated Laparoscopic Vaginal Cuff Closure

The long term goal of our research is to develop a curriculum for Obstetrics and Gynecology resident physicians that regularly employs use of video assessment to improve surgical skills. Regular use of video feedback may enable improved self-assessment and allow for formal documentation of proficiency. The overall objective is to compare the use of video feedback to use of structured verbal feedback in the simulated task of laparoscopic vaginal cuff closure.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Resident Surgical Training
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Video feedback followed by structured verbal feedback; Other: Structured verbal feedback followed by video feedback

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 19
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Resident Physician in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not a resident physician in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Video feedback then verbal feedback; Video feedback followed by structured verbal feedback	Other: Video feedback followed by structured verbal feedback; Video feedback followed by structured verbal feedback
Experimental: Verbal feedback then video feedback; Structured verbal feedback followed by video feedback	Other: Structured verbal feedback followed by video feedback; Structured verbal feedback followed by video feedback

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Improvement in ob/gyn resident physician self-efficacy as measured by self-efficacy questionnaire in video versus verbal feedback for simulated laparoscopic vaginal cuff closure	Resident physicians will report their self-efficacy in completion of simulated laparoscopic vaginal cuff closure using an adaptation of a previously validated self-efficacy questionnaire. Their self-efficacy will be compared after completion of the task incorporating verbal feedback from a proctor to completion of the task incorporating review of video feedback provided by proctor.	up to 18 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Improvement in time of simulated laparoscopic vaginal cuff closure with video versus verbal feedback	Resident physicians will be timed (in minutes) for completion of simulated laparoscopic vaginal cuff closure. Time will be compared in completion of the task after verbal feedback from a proctor versus completion of task after video feedback from a proctor.	up to 18 months
Improvement in skill of simulated laparoscopic vaginal cuff closure as measured by Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills (OSATS) global rating scale with video versus verbal feedback	Two advanced gynecologic laparoscopists will review the films of the tasks for each resident physician. They will rate level of skill for each participant based on Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills (OSATS) global rating scale. The reviews will generate two scores for each participant: the score for the task completed after the resident receives verbal feedback and the score for the task completed after the resident receives video feedback. The two scores will then be compared for each participant.	up to 18 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of New Mexico

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 18, 2016
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 3, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): May 3, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 21, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 26, 2016
• First Posted (Estimate): October 28, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): September 19, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 16, 2019
• Last Verified: September 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 16-096

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO