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The Impact of Immersive Virtual Reality Training in Thyroid Surgery
Led by G.Gennimatas General Hospital · Updated on 2025-04-10
12
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
14 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Up to this date, there have been no reports on virtual reality (VR) training in thyroid surgery. The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of VR training in residents' education. Investigators intend to include general surgery residents in the trial, subgrouped in a VR training group and another one with traditional learning, utilizing a technical textbook as a control. For the purpose of this study, a commercial available VR mask will be given for training in the VR group. Randomization will be used to secure balance in the distribution of residents according to their experience. The task which will be examined include surgical steps from neck incision up to the placement of the C-IONM electrode and will be evaluated by a blinded FEBS certified endocrine surgeon in the operating theatre. Training superiority will be assessed by the outcome measures of Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills (OSATS) score, need for the main surgeon to intervene (NTI), verbal answers and time to task completion. Participants will complete questionnaires regarding satisfaction of the whole educational process.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
The Impact of Immersive Virtual Reality Training in Thyroid Surgery
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Residents of the 2nd Surgical Department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- Residents who have completed their 1st year of training program
You will not qualify if you...
- Disagreement with participant randomization
- Prolonged surgical time of completion
- Participant's experience beyond the included limits
- Inability to use VR devices or health restrictions preventing VR use
- Complex thyroid diseases such as recurrent disease, primary hyperparathyroidism, lymph node disease or metastasis, Graves disease, or intrathoracic goiter
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
"Georgios Gennimatas" General Hospital of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece, 54635
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
S
Stefanos Atmatzidis, Assistant Professor of Surgery
CONTACT
N
Nikolaos Voloudakis, Academic Fellow
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
2
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