Impact of Left-Handed Tailored Endoscopic Mitral Simulation Training on Skill Acquisition for Left-handed Surgeons

April 14, 2026 updated by: Peyman Sardari Nia, Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht

Study Characteristics and Structure are as follows:

All Left-handed cardiac surgeons and residents attending the 2024 EACTS annual meeting (october 2024) are invited to any of the 3-day 8-endoscopic sessions as part of this study trial. The Left-handed cardiac surgeons and residents may participte in any of the sessions which best fits their schedule. Time frame includes all three days of endoscopic simulation sessions as walk-ins according to the availability of each surgeon. The exclusion criteria will be experienced endoscopic left-handed surgeons who are already experts. Left-handed surgeons will be randomized to either the standard right-handed guided simulation training session or to a Left-handed tailored simulation session.

Study Intervention: Left-handed surgeons and residents will be randomized to either a 2-hour Left-handed tailored-guided session (Group 1) or a standard right-handed guided 2-hour endoscopic simulation training session (Group 2).

Setting: EACTS 2024 annual meeting (october 2024 - 3-day convention)

Group 1 will be guided by a left-handed intructor using Left-handed endoscopic suture maps Group 2 will be guided by a right-handed intructor using Standard right-handed suture maps

Pre-course tests will evaluate accuracy and time of endoscopic suture placement in comparison to post-course tests to assess improvements. Pre-session assessments will be carried out evaluating endoscopic suture placement accuracy and time to suture placement. These include:

  1. Time to suture placement under <60 seconds
  2. Accuracy of suture placement considered to be between 2-8 mm
  3. Suture placement locations will be both Anterior and Posterior annular placements

Post-skills sessions assessment: finalizing the 2-hour workshop the participants will be asked to repeat both the anterior and posterior annular endoscopic suture placement.

Final study evaluations and delta time comparisons will be performed to determine if Left-handed surgeons guided by left-handed surgeons outperform or at least fair better then when guided by right-handed instructors.

Study Overview

Status

Enrolling by invitation

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Determine if during endoscopic simulation training the pairing of LH surgeons with LH instructors will outperform LH surgeons guided by right-handed intructors.

Determine whether LH surgeons guided by right-handed instructors on simulation training fair worse against Right-handed to right handed simulation training.

We hypothesize that the pairing of same dexterity tailored training will improve endoscopic skill performance.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

30

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

  • Portugal
      • Portugal, Portugal
        • EACTS ANNUAL MEETING AT Lisbon convention 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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Left handed cardiac surgeons and residents

Exclusion Criteria:

  • experienced endoscopic left handed surgeons

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
Active Comparator: Left-handed surgeons with left-handed instructors
Determine if during endoscopic simulation training the pairing of LH surgeons with LH instructors will outperform LH surgeons guided by right-handed intructors.
Procedure: Endoscopic annular suture placement guided by left handed instructor
Endoscopic suture placement efficiency guided by left hamded instructors
No Intervention: Left-handed surgeons with right-handed instructor
Determine whether LH surgeons guided by right-handed instructors on simulation training fair worse against Right-handed to right handed simulation training.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Delta time difference of suture placement
Time Frame: From the randomisation (start of the training) to the end of two-hours training

Final study evaluations and delta time comparisons will be performed to determine if Left-handed surgeons guided by left-handed surgeons outperform or at least fair better then when guided by right-handed instructors.

Study Objectives:

Determine if during endoscopic simulation training the pairing of LH surgeons with LH instructors will outperform LH surgeons guided by right-handed intructors.

Determine whether LH surgeons guided by right-handed instructors on simulation training fair worse against Right-handed to right handed simulation training.

We hypothesize that the pairing of same dexterity tailored training will improve endoscopic skill performance.
From the randomisation (start of the training) to the end of two-hours training
improvement in seconds taken to perform mitral suturing
Time Frame: this will be performed during a two hour course
time duration it takes to successfully place mitral annular sutures on simulators
this will be performed during a two hour course

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht

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 9, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 12, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

October 12, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 2, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 14, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

April 16, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 16, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 14, 2026

Last Verified

April 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2024-0391

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

Participants will be anonymous

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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