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Lawson Health Research Institute |
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Information provided by: | Lawson Health Research Institute |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00318279 |
To determine if practicing an aorto-saphenous vein anastomosis on a low-fidelity surgical simulator allows trainees to produce a higher quality anastomosis in a shorter period of time, than a group that only learns by watching a video.
Condition | Intervention |
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Education, Medical |
Device: Surgical simulator to practice vascular anastomosis |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Educational/Counseling/Training, Randomized, Double-Blind, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Benefits of a Surgical Skills Lab Vascular Anastomosis Simulator: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
Estimated Enrollment: | 40 |
Study Start Date: | May 2006 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | September 2007 |
For many years, surgical training has been considered an apprenticeship, where the training experiences of residents, have been in real operative settings on living patients. We propose a study to demonstrate that – a low-fidelity simulation of an aorta-proximal vein graft anastomosis as in heart bypass surgery, using anatomical replicates (a special hydrogel polymer with properties similar to human vascular tissue) – is an effective, low-cost simulator for learning this surgical skill, and will provide the trainee with the ability to perform a better anastomosis in a shorter period of time.
Hypothesis: Practicing an aorto-saphenous vein anastomosis on a low-fidelity surgical simulator will advance the trainees’ learning curve. This will allow trainees to produce a higher quality anastomosis in a shorter period of time, than a group that only learns by watching a video and will lead to enhanced patient safety.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contact: Mackenzie A Quantz, MD, FRCSC | (519) 685-8500 ext 33144 | maquantz@uwo.ca |
Contact: Pavan K Koka, BSc, MD | (519) 636-7990 | hkoka@uwo.ca |
Canada, Ontario | |
Kelman Advanced Centre for Learning, The University of Western Ontario | |
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A |
Principal Investigator: | Mackenzie A Quantz, MD, FRCSC | University of Western Ontario, Canada |
Principal Investigator: | Pavan K Koka, BSc, MD | University of Western Ontario, Canada |
Study ID Numbers: | R-05-826, PSI#06-09 |
Study First Received: | April 24, 2006 |
Last Updated: | April 24, 2006 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00318279 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | Canada: Health Canada |
Surgical education Vascular anastomosis Surgical Education Simulator Randomized controlled trial |