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Validation of a Curriculum (STAC) for Technical Skill Acquisition in Minimally Invasive Surgery

NCT01560494 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2012-03-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study describes the development and validation of a structured training and assessment curriculum (STAC) for a basic laparoscopic procedure. The investigators hypothesized that residents trained using the STAC curriculum would demonstrate superior technical skills in the operating room compared to residents that were trained using a traditional curriculum.

Conditions

  • Surgical Education

Interventions

OTHER

STAC curriculum

The STAC curriculum consists of theoretical preparation, case-based learning, proficiency-based virtual reality training, laparoscopic box training, and operating room participation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Unity Health Toronto

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Teodor Grantcharov, MD, PhD · Unity Health Toronto

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-07-31
Primary Completion
2009-07-31
Completion
2010-07-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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