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Correlation of Laparoscopic Experience and Functional Brain Activation: A PET Scan Study

NCT00860483 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2012-12-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the research is to determine how practicing laparoscopic motor tasks affects the functional anatomy of the brain, and to investigate whether there is a correlation between surgical experience and functional brain activition. Additionaly, the investigators plan to use eye-tracking technology to see if the use of this technology can distinguish surgeons of various skill levels. The investigators hope that this study leads to new and effective methods of training surgical residents. All of the data will be collected at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, and may be used in future studies, which may or may not be related to urological diseases.

Conditions

  • Brain Function

Interventions

OTHER

observational

PET Scan

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Northwell Health

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Louis R. Kavoussi, MD · Northwell Health

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-02-29
Primary Completion
2009-02-28
Completion
2009-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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