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Impact of Surgical Coaching on Resident ObGyn Laparoscopic Skills

NCT05911165 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 28

Last updated 2026-01-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Surgical coaching involves the development of a partnership between two surgeons in which one surgeon (coach) guides the other (coachee) in identifying goals, providing feedback and facilitating action planning. Surgical coaching provides an effective means of acquiring new technical and non-technical skills. In this study, the investigators aim to perform a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of a video-based surgical coaching intervention on laparoscopic closure of the vaginal cuff among Obstetrics and Gynecology residents. Obstetrics and Gynecology resident participants will be randomly assigned to the control or intervention groups. Participants will have access to an instructional video related to laparoscopic vaginal cuff suturing and the validated laparoscopic vaginal cuff trainer to practice laparoscopic suturing as desired. The intervention group will receive the same resources as the control group and will also undergo three video-based coaching sessions focused on laparoscopic suturing on the validated laparoscopic vaginal cuff trainer. Our main outcome will consist of participants' change in technical skills of laparoscopic suturing the vaginal cuff, measured by the change in Global Operative Assessment of Laparoscopic Skills Plus score (Vassiliou 2005) from baseline to study completion. Secondary outcomes will include participants' self-reported surgical confidence, operative enjoyment, and plans to incorporate surgery into their career.

Conditions

  • Educational Problems

Interventions

OTHER

No surgical coaching

During the twelve-month study period, all participants will have access to an instructional video related to laparoscopic vaginal cuff suturing and the laparoscopic vaginal cuff trainer in order to practice laparoscopic suturing as desired. All participants will keep a log of voluntary practice time on the vaginal cuff trainer. These resources will constitute the control arm of the study

OTHER

Surgical coaching

Surgical coaching sessions will include 30-60 minute meetings in which the coach-coachee pair reviews recorded laparoscopic suturing practice sessions to examine different aspects of surgical performance.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Cleveland Clinic

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cara King, D.O. · The Cleveland Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-07-01
Primary Completion
2026-03-31
Completion
2026-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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