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Training is of great importance in laparoscopy. There are different commercially available trainers which are quite expensive and are used by trainees only inside the hospital.
The aim of this study is to find out whether basic laparoscopic skills training using an inexpensive tablet-based laparoscopic box trainer leads to equal training results (= improvement of skills) compared to practicing with a conventional commercial box trainer. Furthermore, trainee satisfaction with this home-made alternative compared to the standard trainer will be assessed.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Low-cost box trainer | Experimental | Trainees in this arm will perform their basic laparoscopic skills training on a low-cost tablet-based box trainer. |
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| Standard box trainer | Active Comparator | Trainees in this arm will perform their basic laparoscopic skills training on a standard box trainer |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Training on low-cost box trainer | Device |
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| Training on standard box trainer |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Fundamentals of Laparoscopy (FLS) manual Skills Score | After completion of training (4-6 weeks) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Trainee satisfaction with the two different training devices | Satisfaction will be measured using a visual analogue scale (VAS) | After completion of training (4-6 weeks) |
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