Status:
COMPLETED
Correlation of Laparoscopic Experience and Functional Brain Activation: A PET Scan Study
Lead Sponsor:
Northwell Health
Conditions:
Brain Function
Eligibility:
All Genders
25-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of the research is to determine how practicing laparoscopic motor tasks affects the functional anatomy of the brain, and to investigate whether there is a correlation between surgical expe...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Urology resident or fellow at Long-Island Jewish Hospital
- Urology attending surgeon with previous laparoscopic experience
- Medical Student Research Fellow with no previous laparoscopic experience
- Right hand dominant subjects
- No known neorologic defect reported by the subject -
Exclusion
- Left-hand dominant subjects
- Self-reported neurologic defect reported by the subject -
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
November 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
10 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00860483
Start Date
February 1 2008
End Date
November 1 2009
Last Update
December 5 2012
Active Locations (1)
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The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Manhasset, New York, United States, 11030