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This study proposes evaluation of an educational tool, a laparoscopic virtual reality simulator. The purpose of this study is to determine whether training on the LapSim Simulator transfers to improved laparoscopic cholecystectomy operative performance in an animal model.
This is study protocol involves the training and evaluation of general surgery interns on a laparoscopic simulator (LapSim®, Surgical Science Ltd, Göteborg, Sweden, version 3.0.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual reality laparoscopic simulator | Other | Virtual reality laparoscopic simulator training: Residents will participate in a structured approach to teaching laparoscopic skills to beginning surgeons with a virtual reality trainer will improve skills prior to actual operative experience. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual reality laparoscopic simulator training | Behavioral | The aim of this project is to determine whether a structured approach to teaching laparoscopic skills to beginning surgeons with a virtual reality trainer will improve skills prior to actual operative experience. We aim to show that with the virtual reality trainer, operative skills will be improved and that overall operative time will be decreased. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Score on Global Outcomes Assessment of Laparoscopic Skills | 5 weeks, 10 weeks |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Dennis L Fowler, MD | Columbia University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons | New York | New York | 10032 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D042882 | Gallstones |
| ID | Term |
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| D002769 | Cholelithiasis |
| D001660 | Biliary Tract Diseases |
| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |
| D041761 | Cholecystolithiasis |
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| D005705 |
| Gallbladder Diseases |
| D002137 | Calculi |
| D020763 | Pathological Conditions, Anatomical |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |