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Knot Tying Surgical Simulator for Vessel Ligation

NCT03688997 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2018-09-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The investigators developed a bench-top knot tying simulator (KNOTI), with computer acquired assessment. Fifteen attending surgeons and 30 first year surgical residents were recruited to the study held at tertiary medical center during the years 2017-2018. The participants tied eight knots in different settings (Superficial vs. Deep) and techniques (One hand vs. two hands).

Conditions

  • Surgery

Interventions

OTHER

Simulator training

bench-top simulator with computer acquired assessments, designed to allow novices to acquire basic surgical skills in knot tying. The simulator measures the forces used and applied on the tissue while ligating a vessel. Simulator training was included in both arms (expert and novice groups).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sheba Medical Center

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Imri Amiel, MD · Sheba Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-01-31
Primary Completion
2018-08-31
Completion
2018-08-31

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