Stepwise Versus Conventional Training in Laparoscopic Suturing (stepwisetrain)

December 29, 2025 updated by: Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital

Break Down the Moves of Laparoscopic Suturing: Stepwise Training Program

This study will compare the learning outcomes between the participants undergoing stepwise training and conventional training for laparoscopic suturing.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

106

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

  • Taiwan
    • Taiwan
      • New Taipei City, Taiwan, Taiwan, 235
        • Shuang Ho Hospital

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • the 5th-years medical students in academic year 2020-2021 and 2022-2023

Exclusion Criteria:

  • not consenting the research or not completing the training program or tests

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: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Stepwise
Participants undergoing stepwise training
Other: stepwise training for laparoscopic suturing
Pick up needle: 10 mins (5 mins for each hand) Control needle angle: 20 mins (10 mins for each participant) Needle drive and pull thread: 20 mins (10 mins for each participant) Make double throws: 20 mins (10 mins for each participant) Knot tying: 20 mins (10 mins for each participant) Free practice: 30 mins (15 mins for each participant)
Other: Conventional
Participants undergoing conventional training
Other: conventional training for laparoscopic suturing
Repeating laparoscopic suturing all over

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
suturing time
Time Frame: From the first course to the 2nd post-course test in 2 months
the time to finish a standardized laparoscopic suturing knot
From the first course to the 2nd post-course test in 2 months
Laparoscopic suturing competency assessment tool
Time Frame: From the first course to the 2nd post-course test in 2 months
a validated assessment tool for laparoscopic suturing. The lowest score is 8, which represents the best skill level. The high the score is, the poorer the skill level is.
From the first course to the 2nd post-course test in 2 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital

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)

October 14, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 30, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

July 31, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 8, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 29, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

December 31, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 31, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 29, 2025

Last Verified

December 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Stepwise vs. Conventional

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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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