Peer-coaching to Teach Faculty Surgeons an Advanced Laparoscopic Skill

Sponsor

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT02505724

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Arms

Duration (Months)

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This single-blinded randomized controlled trial assesses the efficacy of peer-coaching to teach novice surgical faculty an advanced laparoscopic skill.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Coaching Technical Skill Laparoscopy	Behavioral: conventional training Behavioral: peer-coaching	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

18 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

Single (Outcomes Assessor)

Study Start Date :

Jul 1, 2014

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Jan 1, 2015

Actual Study Completion Date :

Jan 1, 2015

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Active Comparator: Conventional training Participants received access to a web-based tutorial for laparoscopic suturing and a box trainer for independent practice	Behavioral: conventional training After completing the initial assessment, faculty randomized to the conventional training group received a link to a web-based instructional video. In addition, they were given a laparoscopic box trainer, laparoscopic instruments and sutures that they could use to practice with at their leisure.
Experimental: Intervention Participants received access to a web-based tutorial for laparoscopic suturing and a box trainer for independent practice. In addition, they received two 1/2 hour peer-coaching sessions	Behavioral: peer-coaching Faculty randomized to the peer-coaching group received ½ hour of peer-coaching after completing the initial assessment on the simulator. Each faculty member sutured on the box trainer while being observed by his or her peer-coach. All study participants had the same peer-coach.After the coaching session, study participants received a link to the web-based video as well as the box trainer and supplies to independently practice laparoscopic suturing. Similar to individuals in the control group, no specific guidance regarding the amount of independent practice was given.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Active Comparator: Conventional training

Participants received access to a web-based tutorial for laparoscopic suturing and a box trainer for independent practice

Behavioral: conventional training

After completing the initial assessment, faculty randomized to the conventional training group received a link to a web-based instructional video. In addition, they were given a laparoscopic box trainer, laparoscopic instruments and sutures that they could use to practice with at their leisure.

Experimental: Intervention

Participants received access to a web-based tutorial for laparoscopic suturing and a box trainer for independent practice. In addition, they received two 1/2 hour peer-coaching sessions

Behavioral: peer-coaching

Faculty randomized to the peer-coaching group received ½ hour of peer-coaching after completing the initial assessment on the simulator. Each faculty member sutured on the box trainer while being observed by his or her peer-coach. All study participants had the same peer-coach.After the coaching session, study participants received a link to the web-based video as well as the box trainer and supplies to independently practice laparoscopic suturing. Similar to individuals in the control group, no specific guidance regarding the amount of independent practice was given.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Technical Skill [Two weeks post intervention]
Technical skill as measured by the Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skill (OSATS) global rating scale. Participants are scored on 4 domains from 0-5 (respect for tissue, precision of operative technique, economy of movements, confidence of movements). The maximum possible score is 20.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

N/A and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

surgical faculty in the division of general surgery or obstetrics and gynaecology.
novices in laparoscopic suturing (performed <20 intra-corporeal stiches and knots)

Exclusion Criteria:

Contacts and Locations

Locations

No locations specified.

Sponsors and Collaborators

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Vanessa Palter, Dr., Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT02505724

Other Study ID Numbers:

305-2013

First Posted:

Jul 22, 2015

Last Update Posted:

Jul 22, 2015

Last Verified:

Jul 1, 2015

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jul 22, 2015