- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Klinisk forsøg NCT01497782
The FEEDBACK Trial, a Randomized Controlled Trial (Feedback)
Impact of Instructor Feedback on Performance in a Virtual Reality Simulator: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
With a worldwide proliferation of simulation centers, it is essential to explore the optimal setting for laparoscopic training and investigate different learning approaches, e.g. a self-directed approach. Therefore, the researchers investigated the following in a randomized controlled trial: the impact of instructor feedback vs. an independent, self-directed approach when training a complex operational task on a laparoscopic virtual reality simulator.
The study hypothesis is that instructor feedback has a pivotal effect on surgical skills when training on a virtual reality simulator.
Studieoversigt
Status
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Detaljeret beskrivelse
For virtual reality (VR) simulation the benefits are clear; the drawbacks are less clear. Throughout the last decade several studies have found a positive effect on the learning curve as well as improvement of basic psychomotor skills in the operating room after VR training. VR simulators offer standardized and reproducible laparoscopic tasks, ranging from simple basic skills training to full procedures such as a cholecystectomy or salpingectomy. Despite the now well-established advantages of VR simulators, the majority of surgical and gynecological departments encounter hurdles when implementing this form of training in the surgical education. This is mainly due to lack of knowledge concerning the time and human resources/cost needed to train novice surgeons to an adequate level.
This randomized trial investigates whether instructor feedback is pivotal for the trainee when training operational tasks (a laparoscopic salpingectomy) on a VR simulator. The VR simulator used in this trial is the LapSim from Surgical Science, Sweden. Instructor feedback consists of standardized feedback for ten minutes and with a maximum of three optional feedback sessions; the trainees (in the intervention group) decides them selves when they want a feedback session. The trainees in both the control group and the intervention group have to reach a predefined proficiency level on the VR simulator within 8 weeks with 3-hour training sessions each time. Furthermore, the trial focuses on different learning approaches, e.g. a self-directed approach and an independent approach.
The randomization process will take place at a central unit; Copenhagen Trial Unit, Denmark. Stratification variables are: 1)Gender 2)Computer game experience (less that 20 hours annually)
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Faktiske)
Fase
- Ikke anvendelig
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiesteder
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Copenhagen, Danmark, 2100
- Rigshospitalet, University Hospital of Copenhagen
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
- Barn
- Voksen
- Ældre voksen
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Medical student at Copenhagen University with passed bachelor degree
- Signed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior experience with surgical virtual reality simulators
- > 3 independent laparoscopic procedures
- Not fluent in the Danish language
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Tildeling: Randomiseret
- Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
- Maskning: Ingen (Åben etiket)
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / Behandling |
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Eksperimentel: Instructor feedback
Intervention group who receives up to three sessions of instructor feedback during completion of a predefined proficiency level on a laparoscopic virtual reality simulator.
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Intervention group who receives up to three sessions of instructor feedback during completion of a predefined proficiency level on a laparoscopic virtual reality simulator.
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Ingen indgriben: No instructor feedback
Control group who did not receive instructor feedback during completion of a predefined proficiency level on a laparoscopic virtual reality simulator.
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Repetitions
Tidsramme: 8 weeks
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Number of repetitions to complete a predefined proficiency level on a laparoscopic virtual reality simulator
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8 weeks
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Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Time
Tidsramme: 8 weeks
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Time to complete a predefined proficiency level on a laparoscopic virtual reality simulator.
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8 weeks
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Samarbejdspartnere
Efterforskere
- Ledende efterforsker: Jeanett Oestergaard, MD, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
Publikationer og nyttige links
Generelle publikationer
- Larsen CR, Soerensen JL, Grantcharov TP, Dalsgaard T, Schouenborg L, Ottosen C, Schroeder TV, Ottesen BS. Effect of virtual reality training on laparoscopic surgery: randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2009 May 14;338:b1802. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b1802. Erratum In: BMJ. 2009;338. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2074.
- Larsen CR, Grantcharov T, Aggarwal R, Tully A, Sorensen JL, Dalsgaard T, Ottesen B. Objective assessment of gynecologic laparoscopic skills using the LapSimGyn virtual reality simulator. Surg Endosc. 2006 Sep;20(9):1460-6. doi: 10.1007/s00464-005-0745-x. Epub 2006 Jul 3.
- Bjerrum F, Maagaard M, Led Sorensen J, Rifbjerg Larsen C, Ringsted C, Winkel P, Ottesen B, Strandbygaard J. Effect of instructor feedback on skills retention after laparoscopic simulator training: follow-up of a randomized trial. J Surg Educ. 2015 Jan-Feb;72(1):53-60. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2014.06.013. Epub 2014 Aug 16.
- Strandbygaard J, Bjerrum F, Maagaard M, Winkel P, Larsen CR, Ringsted C, Gluud C, Grantcharov T, Ottesen B, Sorensen JL. Instructor feedback versus no instructor feedback on performance in a laparoscopic virtual reality simulator: a randomized trial. Ann Surg. 2013 May;257(5):839-44. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31827eee6e.
- Oestergaard J, Bjerrum F, Maagaard M, Winkel P, Larsen CR, Ringsted C, Gluud C, Grantcharov T, Ottesen B, Soerensen JL. Instructor feedback versus no instructor feedback on performance in a laparoscopic virtual reality simulator: a randomized educational trial. BMC Med Educ. 2012 Feb 28;12:7. doi: 10.1186/1472-6920-12-7.
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart
Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)
Studieafslutning (Forventet)
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Skøn)
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- H-3-2010-082 FEEDBACK
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