Trial reportWorld journal of surgery2021
Video-Based Guided Simulation without Peer or Expert Feedback is Not Enough: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Simulation-Based Training for Medical Students.
Trial report in World journal of surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Is Online Video-Based Education an Effective Method to Teach Basic Surgical Skills to Students and Surgical Trainees? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of surgical educationPooled it
- Effectiveness of video-based peer feedback in self-training for skill acquisition among surgical residents.BMC medical education · 2025Trial
- Remote teaching system for robotic surgery and its validation: results of a randomized controlled study.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Trial
- Virtual classroom proficiency-based progression for robotic surgery training (VROBOT): a randomised, prospective, cross-over, effectiveness study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Trial
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- Online Learning for Surgical Skill in Clinical-year Medical Students: a Rapid Review.Medical science educator · 2024Review
- From FUSE to a hands-on electrosurgery course using a cadaveric model.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Video role-play versus powerpoint lecture in the knowledge domain among medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic era: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Review
- A individually randomized controlled trial comparing Healer-led vs. clinician- led training to improve personal protective equipment use among traditional healers in South Africa.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- The effects of mentorship and educational videos on nursing students' physical examination skills: a clinical audit.BMC nursing · 2023Article
- Peer Feedback: Recommendations for Behavior Analysts' Training and Supervision.Behavior analysis in practice · 2023Review
- Remote and asynchronous training network: from a SAGES grant to an eight-country remote laparoscopic simulation training program.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- Taking advantage of asynchronous digital feedback: development of an at-home basic suture skills training program for undergraduate medical students that facilitates skills retention.Global surgical education : journal of the Association for Surgical Education · 2023Article
- Virtual Interactive Surgical Skills Classroom: Protocol for a Parallel-Group, Noninferiority, Adjudicator-Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial (VIRTUAL).JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
- Healer-led vs. clinician-led training to improve personal protective equipment use among traditional healers in South Africa: a randomized controlled trial protocol.Global health action · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundFeedback is a pivotal cornerstone and a challenge in psychomotor training. There are different teaching methodologies; however, some may be less effective.
methodsA prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted in 130 medical students to compare the effectiveness of the video-guided learning (VLG), peer-feedback (PFG) and the expert feedback (EFG) for teaching suturing skills. The program lasted 4 weeks. Students were recorded making 3-simple stitches (pre-assessment and post-assessment). The primary outcome was a global scale (OSATS). The secondary outcomes were performance time, specific rating scale (SRS) and the impact of the intervention (IOI), defined as the variation between the final and initial OSATS and SRS scores.
resultsNo significant differences were found between PFG and EFG in post-assessment results of OSATS, SRS scores or in the IOI for OSATS and SRS scores. Post-assessment results of PFG and EFG were significantly superior to VLG in OSATS and SRS scores [(19.8 (18.5-21); 16.6 (15.5-17.5)) and (20.3 (19.88-21); 16.8 (16-17.5)) vs (15.7 (15-16); 13.3 (12.5-14)) (p < 0.05)], respectively. The results of PFG and EFG were significantly superior to VLG in the IOI for OSATS [7 (4.5-9) and 7.4 (4.88-10) vs 3.5 (1.5-6) (p < 0.05)] and SRS scores [5.4 (3.5-7) and 6.3 (4-8.5) vs 3.1 (1.13-4.88) (p < 0.05)], respectively.
conclusionThe video-guided learning methodology without any kind of feedback is not enough for teaching suturing skills compared to expert or peer feedback. The peer feedback methodology appears to be a viable alternative to handling the emerging demands in medical education.
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