The Effects of Video Game Warm-up on EyeSi Surgical Simulator Performance

August 5, 2021 updated by: The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
This study will examine the history of video game use an activities of manual dexterity with the scored skills used in the Eyesi surgical simulator. Subjects will be asked to participate in video games or no video games prior to testing skills in Eyesi to examine training effects of video game participation and changes in manual dexterity.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

A popular crossover fighting video game released in 2001 for the Nintendo Gamecube that emphasizes reflexes and dexterity to perform specific maneuvers will be used in this study as a potential dexterity trainer.

The Eyesi is a training device utilized in many ophthalmology residency training programs to improve intraocular operative skills. The EyeSi is a validated training tool that uses high-end virtual reality that can be equipped with instrumentation for cataract or vitreoretinal surgery. The device itself consists of eyepieces that replicate a surgical scope, a mannequin head where handpiece probes can be inserted and position tracked to virtually recreate a surgical environment. The simulator also has a monitor that can be used to see the surgical simulator environment. As part of the software, numerous training tasks and exercises are available programmed into the device. These exercises utilize numerous metrics such as distance traveled, tissue treatment, efficiency, instrument handing, and others to provide the user with a raw score out of 100 for each task.

Subjects will then be asked to complete a manual dexterity questionnaire including history of video game use as well as tasks demonstrating manual dexterity ability such as the ability to play a musical instrument. Participants will then be randomized to the intervention group or the control group.

The intervention group will be asked to play 10 minutes of the Gamecube game "Super Smash Brothers Melee" as their "warm-up" prior to completing the EyeSi surgical tasks of navigation, forceps, and bimanual with their scores collected and averaged across all tasks.

The control group will complete the EyeSi surgical tasks of navigation, forceps, and bimanual with their scores collected and averaged, but will not perform a "warm-up" task.

Planned statistical analysis will include an average of total scores across navigation, forceps, and bimanual tasks. Chi square analysis will then be utilized to determine any statistical significance between intervention and control groups. Simulator scores will also be associated with questionnaire responses and simple linear regression will be used for analysis.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

20

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
    • Texas
      • Galveston, Texas, United States, 77555-1106
        • University of Texas Medical Branch, Ophthalmology Clinical Research Center

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 to 40 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • UTMB Medical student volunteers who respond to email invitation to participate
  • 18-40 years of age inclusive

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior experience with EyeSi surgical simulator
  • Not a UTMB Medical Student
  • Not between 18-40 years of age inclusive

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: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Video Game Trained
Subjects will participate in video gaming for 10 minutes prior to Eyesi simulator test of surgical skills.
Other: Super Smash Brothers Melee (Gamecube)
10 minutes of participation in Super Smash Brothers Melee prior to Eyesi Surgical Simulator evaluation of skills.
No Intervention: No Video Game Training
No video gaming will occur for warm up to Eyesi simulator test of surgical skills

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Video Game training effect on Eyesi Surgical Simulator Scores
Time Frame: 30 minutes
Planned statistical analysis will include an average of total scores across navigation, forceps, and bimanual tasks. Chi square analysis will then be utilized to determine any statistical significance between intervention and control groups.
30 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Training effect of manual dexterity activities on Eyesi Surgical Simulator Scores as reported in questionnaire.
Time Frame: 30 minutes
Subjects will then be asked to complete a manual dexterity questionnaire including history of video game use as well as tasks demonstrating manual dexterity ability such as the ability to play a musical instrument. Simulator scores will be associated with questionnaire responses and simple linear regression will be used for analysis.
30 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Praveena Gupta, M.D., University of Texas

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 (Actual)

September 17, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 15, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

July 15, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 1, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 1, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

April 6, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 6, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 5, 2021

Last Verified

August 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 19-0110

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

IPD Plan Description

Data will be assigned a unique participant identification number and no personal information will be collected as part of the data set. Information from the questionnaire and study tasks will be associated with your subject identification number not any personal identifiers. Your participation or lack of participation will not be made known to any individuals outside of the study personnel with which you interface and will also be unavailable to any faculty within the UTMB Ophthalmology program to ensure that there is no risk in participation affecting future departmental relationships, evaluations or considerations.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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