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Structured Simulation Training for Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Skills in Thoracic Surgery Residents
Sponsor: Ondokuz Mayıs University
Summary
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.
Official title: Structured Simulation-Based Training to Develop Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Skills in Thoracic Surgery and Rotating Surgical Residents: A Component-Based Educational Model
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
19
Start Date
2026-01-01
Completion Date
2027-05-01
Last Updated
2025-12-08
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Structured Simulation-Based Surgical Training
Participants 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.
Locations (1)
Ondokuz Mayis University Medical Faculty, Department of Thoracic Surgery
Samsun, Samsun, Turkey (Türkiye)