Structured Simulation Training for Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Skills in Thoracic Surgery Residents
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorOndokuz Mayıs University
About this trial
This study aims to improve basic laparoscopic and thoracoscopic skills in thoracic surgery residents and rotating surgical residents through a structured simulation-based training program. Participants will complete hands-on practice sessions using box trainers, artificial models, and bovine tissues in a controlled, non-patient setting.
Before and after the training, participants will complete self-assessment surveys and a standardized technical skills evaluation (OSATS). The study will compare these results to measure changes in technical performance, confidence, and learning needs. No real patients, live animals, or clinical procedures are involved, and there are no expected medical risks.
The goal of this study is to determine whether structured simulation training is effective, practical, and acceptable for surgical education, and whether it can support safer transition to real operating room experience in the future.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Thoracic surgery residents OR rotating general surgery/cardiovascular surgery residents
Age ≥18 years
Actively enrolled in an accredited residency training program
Willingness to participate in hands-on simulation training
Disqualifiers
Prior advanced laparoscopic or thoracoscopic fellowship training
Inability to safely handle surgical instruments (e.g., significant musculoskeletal limitation)
Previous participation in a similar structured simulation program within the past 12 months
Declines consent or withdraws participation
Trial design
Design model
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
Structured Simulation-Based Surgical Training
BehavioralParticipants will complete a structured simulation-based training curriculum designed to improve fundamental laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgical skills. The program includes standardized modules on camera navigation, tissue handling, dissection, stapling, and suturing, performed on box trainers, artificial models, and bovine tissues. Training occurs in a controlled laboratory environment with faculty supervision and predefined performance goals. No real patients, clinical procedures, or live animals are involved. All participants undergo pre- and post-training performance assessment using OSATS scoring, task completion time, and self-evaluation surveys.
Treatment groups
19 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: Structured Simulation TrainingExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Change in Total OSATS Score
Technical skill performance will be assessed using the Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills (OSATS), consisting of a global rating scale and task-specific checklist (total score range 0-35). Each participant will complete the same standardized tasks before and after the simulation training. The primary outcome is the within-subject change (post-training minus pre-training) in total OSATS score.
Time frame
Baseline (pre-training) and immediately after completion of the training program (within 1 week)Sponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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