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Mixed Reality vs. Traditional Arthroscopic Simulation

NCT07648056 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 25

Last updated 2026-06-15

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Summary

This randomized controlled trial evaluates and compares the educational effectiveness of two arthroscopic training platforms: a traditional physical bench-model simulator and an immersive Mixed Reality (MR) simulator. Medical students and residents undergo a baseline assessment on a physical knee simulator and are then randomized into either the Traditional Simulator Group (TSG) or the Mixed Reality Simulator Group (MRSG). Participants complete a three-session training protocol focusing on basic psychomotor skills. Trainees are then evaluated on an anatomical knee task to measure true clinical skill transfer. Performance is video-recorded and scored by independent, blinded physicians using the validated Arthroscopic Surgical Skill Evaluation Tool (ASSET).

Conditions

  • Surgical Education
  • Clinical Competence

Interventions

OTHER

Traditional Simulator Training

Execution of a three-session psychomotor training protocol utilizing a physical bench-model simulator with an external video monitor for visual guidance.

OTHER

Mixed Reality Simulator Training

Execution of a three-session psychomotor training protocol utilizing an immersive Mixed Reality simulator that provides holographic images and a virtual monitor for visual guidance.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Polytechnic Institute of Porto

    collaborator OTHER

  • Universidade do Porto

    collaborator OTHER

  • Universidade da Coruña

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Javier P Loureiro, PhD · Universidade da Coruña

  • Antonio J Marques, PhD · Polytechnic Institute of Porto

  • Renato F Magalhaes, MSc · Universidade da Coruña / Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-10-20
Primary Completion
2026-06-30
Completion
2026-06-30

Countries

  • Portugal

Study Locations

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