Trial reportMedicine2018
Comparison of effective teaching methods to achieve skill acquisition using a robotic virtual reality simulator: Expert proctoring versus an educational video versus independent training.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review of video-based educational interventions in robotic surgical training.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Systematic review of academic robotic surgery curricula.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Training novice robot surgeons: Proctoring provides same results as simulator-generated guidance.Journal of robotic surgery · 2021Trial
- Robotic surgical curriculum for medical students: a scoping review.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Development of an evaluation framework for robotic total mesorectal excision videos: a review and comparison of medical professional and public video resources.International journal of colorectal disease · 2025Review
- Impact of artificial intelligence on academic performance in medical education: A systematic review.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Review
- A Systematic Review of New Imaging Technologies for Robotic Prostatectomy: From Molecular Imaging to Augmented Reality.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Recommendations for the design of video-based educational interventions as instructional tools in robotic surgical training.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Review
- Learning Surgical Skills Through Video-Based Education: A Systematic Review.Surgical innovation · 2023Article
- Exploring the activities and outcomes of digital teaching and learning of practical skills in higher education for the social and health care professions: a scoping review.Discover education · 2023Article
- Virtual Reality in Medical Students' Education: Scoping Review.JMIR medical education · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo compare the superiority of teaching methods for acquiring a proficient level of surgical skill in a robotic surgery-naïve individual using a robotic virtual reality simulator.
methodsThis study employed a prospective, randomized study design to assess student's learning curve. We divided 45 subjects into 3 groups: those with expert proctoring (group I), those who watched only an educational video (group II), and those with independent training (group III; n = 15 per group). The task used in this study was the Tube 2 and it imitates a vesicourethral anastomosis in robotic prostatectomy. The effects were analyzed by the time to end the task after overcoming the learning curve which is determined by several performance parameters.
resultsThe number of task repetitions required to reach the learning curve plateau was 45, 42, and 37 repetitions in groups I, II, and III, which means that there was continuous improvement in performing the task after 40 repetitions only in groups I and II. The mean time for completing the task during the stabilization period was significantly different between group I and group III and group II and group III, which means that the independent training method was inferior to the other methods (group I vs. group II vs. group III: 187.38 vs. 187.07 vs. 253.47 seconds, P < .001).
conclusionsThis study's findings showed that an educational video can be as beneficial as expert proctoring, which implies that the development of a standardized educational video would be worthwhile.
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