Two randomized trials of dVSS or dV-Trainer training to proficiency found no significant differences between trained and control groups on operative performance¶
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q2 i? In the Vargas RCT (38 medical students) and the Whitehurst RCT (20 trainees), no significant differences were found between the VR-trained intervention and control groups on GEARS operative performance or operating time. → Schmidt MW 2021
Evidence¶
Schmidt MW 2021¶
Schmidt MW, Köppinger KF, Fan C, Kowalewski K-F, Schmidt LP, Vey J, Proctor T, Probst P, Bintintan VV, Müller-Stich B-P, Nickel F. (2021). Virtual reality simulation in robot-assisted surgery: meta-analysis of skill transfer and predictability of skill. BJS Open. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zraa066
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Whitehurst RCT (Table 3) comparing 20 gynaecology and urology trainees trained to proficiency on the dV-Trainer against a control group trained on the real robotic system, assessed on robotic cystostomy closure in live animal models. The article reports "No significant differences between IG and CG on operative performance"; equivalence was not tested.
"No significant differences between IG and CG on operative performance, which indicates skill transfer in this design"
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