Feedback during distance simulation improved performance, while one at-home robotic surgery practice program showed no improvement¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · review r3 · q2 · i0 negligible
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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This claim: no standardized effect is recorded in observations/ for it yet, so no benchmark reading is possible.

q2 i? Among 13 RCTs exploring other aspects of distance simulation, 5 showed that feedback was more effective than no feedback. → Wei W 2026 q2 i0 Practicing at home 15 minutes per day for 2 weeks with a tweezers-and-Velcro kit did not improve da Vinci Skills Simulator task performance. → Wei W 2026 (2)

Evidence¶

Wei W 2026¶

Wei W, Nielsen MS, Nielsen AB, Han Y, Russell L, Konge L, Cold KM. (2026). Hands-on Distance Simulation of Technical Skills: A Systematic Review. Simulation in Healthcare. https://doi.org/10.1097/SIH.0000000000000881

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Review synthesis of 13 RCTs examining other aspects of distance simulation; the review reports "5 of those showed that feedback was more effective than none" and one study found at-home practice superior to no practice.

"Thirteen RCTs (31%) explored other aspects of distance simulation: 5 of those showed that feedback was more effective than none, 1 study found at-home practice superior to no practice"

Wei W 2026 (2)¶

q2 · i0 · review · r3

One RCT of home practice for robotic surgery skills; participants practiced 15 minutes per day over 2 weeks with a homemade kit and "did not improve their task performance on the da Vinci Skills Simulator."

"another study on robotic surgery skills found that participants who practiced at home for 15 minutes per day over 2 weeks using a kit made from tweezers and Velcro loops did not improve their task performance on the da Vinci Skills Simulator."

Discussion¶

Multimodal feedback systems produced greater simulator score improvements than conventional feedback in basic robotic skills training — related

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