Exploring the Intervals in Distributed Laparoscopic Skills Training

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The objective of this trial is to investigate if short intervals (1-2 days) between training sessions are more efficient than practicing with longer intervals (6-8 days) between sessions during proficiency-based laparoscopic simulator training. Our hypothesis is that just 1-2 days of break between sessions is optimal for the acquisition of laparoscopic skills and that a shorter interval between sessions is optimal for training.

Official Title
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Exploring the Intervals in Distributed Laparoscopic Skills Training

Conditions
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Skills Acquisition, Simulation, Laparoscopy

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Short distributed training (1-2 days)


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: - Master's degree medical students, enrolled at a Danish University. Exclusion Criteria: Medical students that have participated in prior studies or similar involving laparoscopic training. Performing laparoscopy surgery between the intervention and the retention test 3-5 weeks after. No informed consent. Does not speak Danish on a conversational level. Any disability or injury regarding eyesight and mobility.
Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Other
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| No Intervention: Control group<br>The control group will practice four basic skills and one procedural module on the Laparoscopic Lapsim Virtual Reality Simulator. They will practice with 6-8 days of break in between training sessions until proficiency level is achieved. | |
| Experimental: Intervention Group<br>The intervention group will practice four basic skills and one procedural module on the Laparoscopic Lapsim Virtual Reality Simulator. They will practice with 1-2 days of break in between training sessions until proficiency level is achieved. | Other: Short distributed training (1-2 days)<br>* The intervention group will practice four basic skills and one procedural module on the Laparoscopic Lapsim Virtual Reality Simulator. They will practice with 1-2 days of break in between training sessions until proficiency level is achieved.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Time to proficiency | The total effective training time (minutes) to reach the predefined proficiency level for both the four basic skills and the salpingectomy module. | 6 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retention test | The total effective training time (minutes) to reach the predefined proficiency level for both the four basic skills and the salpingectomy module after 3-5 weeks without laparoscopic training from the last training session. | 6 months |