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Randomized Controlled Evaluation of Robotic Cardiac Surgery Training Modalities

NCT02357056 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2018-11-06

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Summary

The purpose of this research is to objectively compare various training modalities currently available in minimally invasive and robotic surgery to determine the most effective training methods specific to robotic cardiac surgery. We hope to recruit medical trainees with minimal robotic surgery training experience, randomly assigned to one of three groups (Dry wab, da Vinci Simulator and Wet lab). Trainees will be evaluated at baseline for a standardized tasks common in robotic cardiac surgery and then divided into one of the three training modalities. Trainees will be given sufficient time to become proficient with a variety of predetermined tasks unique to each training group. The trainees will then undergo a reevaluation with the cardiac surgery specific tasks at the end of a standard training period. We will then be able to compare our three groups to show if any have benefits over the others in regards to improvement in technical ability, understanding of the robots functions, efficacy of training, speed of technical skill development, accuracy and efficiency of movement. We will rate each modality on their reproducibility, accuracy of representation, and ease of set up and perform a cost analysis for each of the training methods.

Conditions

  • Robotic Surgery Simulation Training

Interventions

OTHER

Wet Lab

ITA dissection and Annuloplasty Sutures in porcine model.

OTHER

Dry Lab

Camera and clutching, peg transferring, intracorporeal knot tying

OTHER

Virtual Reality

daVinci Surgical Skills simulation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bob Kiaii, MD · Department of Cardiac Surgery

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-04-30
Primary Completion
2015-06-30
Completion
2015-07-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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