Pre-training educational video review improved simulator scores and shortened the learning curve but temporarily increased completion time¶

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

Subclaims¶

q2 i? In the single video-review RCT reported by the review, the video group achieved higher mean overall scores (90.8 vs. 72.4, p < 0.001) and plateaued within 2 cycles versus 4 in controls. → Shakir T 2026 q2 i? The review notes video review improved accuracy but temporarily increased completion time, which the authors interpret as a transition from unconscious to conscious incompetence rather than training failure. → Shakir T 2026 (2)

Evidence¶

Shakir T 2026¶

Shakir T, Lingam G, Boal M, Francis N, Chand M. (2026). Technology-enhanced training in basic robotic surgical skills: a systematic review. Journal of Robotic Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11701-026-03633-w

q2 · i? · review · r3

The review reports an RCT in which 20 surgical trainees were randomised to 3-hour tips-and-tricks videos or no instruction before performing nine dVSS tasks across 10 cycles. The quoted scores and CUSUM plateau finding are from that study.

"Mean overall score was 90.8 vs. 72.4 in the video and control groups respectively (p < 0.001). CUSUM analysis of the learning curve for TTC reported the video group plateaued within 2 cycles, with the control group plateauing at 4 cycles."

Shakir T 2026 (2)¶

Shakir T, Lingam G, Boal M, Francis N, Chand M. (2026). Technology-enhanced training in basic robotic surgical skills: a systematic review. Journal of Robotic Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11701-026-03633-w

q2 · i? · review · r3

The review's discussion of the video-review study reports improved accuracy with longer time-to-completion and offers the authors' own developmental-stage interpretation; no effect size is printed for the TTC increase.

"Findings from a small scale study showed improved technical accuracy but longer TTC, likely reflecting the transition from unconscious to conscious incompetence—a necessary developmental stage rather than training failure."

Discussion¶

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