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Mixed Reality vs. Traditional Arthroscopic Simulation
Sponsor: Universidade da Coruña
Summary
This randomized controlled trial evaluates and compares the educational effectiveness of two arthroscopic training platforms: a traditional physical bench-model simulator and an immersive Mixed Reality (MR) simulator. Medical students and residents undergo a baseline assessment on a physical knee simulator and are then randomized into either the Traditional Simulator Group (TSG) or the Mixed Reality Simulator Group (MRSG). Participants complete a three-session training protocol focusing on basic psychomotor skills. Trainees are then evaluated on an anatomical knee task to measure true clinical skill transfer. Performance is video-recorded and scored by independent, blinded physicians using the validated Arthroscopic Surgical Skill Evaluation Tool (ASSET).
Official title: Comparative Effectiveness of Mixed Reality Versus Traditional Simulation in Arthroscopic Surgical Training: A Parallel-Group Randomized Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
25
Start Date
2025-10-20
Completion Date
2026-06
Last Updated
2026-06-15
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Traditional Simulator Training
Execution of a three-session psychomotor training protocol utilizing a physical bench-model simulator with an external video monitor for visual guidance.
Mixed Reality Simulator Training
Execution of a three-session psychomotor training protocol utilizing an immersive Mixed Reality simulator that provides holographic images and a virtual monitor for visual guidance.
Locations (1)
Experimental Surgery Unit, ICBAS - School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto
Porto, Portugal