Status:
COMPLETED
Evaluation of Surgical Simulator for Practicing a Vascular Anastomosis
Lead Sponsor:
London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Conditions:
Education, Medical
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
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 th...
Detailed Description
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 dem...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 1st year surgical resident at The University of Western Ontario
- Anastomosis naive - the subject must not have performed a human vascular anastomosis in the past (it is acceptable if they have observed one being performed in the past)
Exclusion
- Completed a human vascular anastomosis as the primary operator/surgeon in the past
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00318279
Start Date
May 1 2006
End Date
September 1 2007
Last Update
November 5 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Kelman Advanced Centre for Learning, The University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A