Comparison Study of the Nintendo Wii Versus Playstation2 in Enhancing Laparoscopic Skills - Full Text View

Purpose

The investigators believe that subjects who practice on the Nintendo Wii will improve their laparoscopic skills more than those who practice on the Playstation2.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Laparoscopy Skills	Other: Nintendo Wii Other: Playstation 2	Phase 0

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label
Official Title:	Is Nintendo Wii a More Suitable Video Game Platform Than Playstation 2 for Enhancing Laparoscopic Skills?

Further study details as provided by Beth Israel Medical Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Difference in the change in box trainer scores between the Wii and Playstation2 groups. [ Time Frame: 60 minutes ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
After completion of the pretest, subjects are given a 10 minute break, 30 minutes of video game play, a 10 minute break, and 10 minutes to complete the post test.

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Change between pretest and post test scores in the Wii group. [ Time Frame: 60 minutes. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
After completion of the pretest, subjects are given a 10 minute break, 30 minutes of video game play, a 10 minute break, and 10 minutes to complete the post test.
Change between pretest and posttest scores for the Playstation2 group [ Time Frame: 60 minutes ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
After completion of the pretest, subjects are given a 10 minute break, 30 minutes of video game play, a 10 minute break, and 10 minutes to complete the post test.

Enrollment:	42
Study Start Date:	November 2010
Study Completion Date:	March 2011
Primary Completion Date:	March 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Nintendo Wii Subjects in this arm of the study play a game (Boomblox) on the Nintendo Wii for 30 minutes.	Other: Nintendo Wii Subjects played the game Boomblox for 30 continuous minutes on the Nintendo Wii. Other Names: Nintendo Wii Boomblox
Active Comparator: Playstation2 Subjects in this arm of the study play a game (Time Crisis 2) on the Playstation 2 for 30 minutes.	Other: Playstation 2 Subjects played the game Time Crisis2 on the Playstation2 for 30 continuous minutes. Other Names: Playstation 2 Time Crisis

Detailed Description:

Video game experience, whether past or current, have correlated with better laparoscopy skills. Those studies were conducted using traditional game controllers. The relatively new Nintendo Wii uses a novel set of mechanics which allows for more realistic representation of player generated movements. We aim to study if the unique mechanics of the Wii can improve laparoscopy skills better than a traditional video game (Playstation 2).

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	21 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Medical Student, Resident or Attending physician at the Beth Israel Medical center.

Exclusion Criteria:

None

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01483677

Locations

United States, New York
Beth Israel Medical Center of The Albert Einstein College of Medicine
New York, New York, United States, 10003

Sponsors and Collaborators

Beth Israel Medical Center

Investigators

Principal Investigator:	Rujin Ju, M.D.	Beth Israel Medical Center
Study Chair:	Karen C Wang, M.D.	Brigham and Women's Hospital

More Information

Publications:

Derossis AM, Bothwell J, Sigman HH, Fried GM. The effect of practice on performance in a laparoscopic simulator. Surg Endosc. 1998 Sep;12(9):1117-20.

Rosser JC Jr, Lynch PJ, Cuddihy L, Gentile DA, Klonsky J, Merrell R. The impact of video games on training surgeons in the 21st century. Arch Surg. 2007 Feb;142(2):181-6; discusssion 186.

Smith CD, Farrell TM, McNatt SS, Metreveli RE. Assessing laparoscopic manipulative skills. Am J Surg. 2001 Jun;181(6):547-50.

Lewis TM, Aggarwal R, Rajaretnam N, Grantcharov TP, Darzi A. Training in surgical oncology - the role of VR simulation. Surg Oncol. 2011 Sep;20(3):134-9. Epub 2011 May 24.

Munz Y, Kumar BD, Moorthy K, Bann S, Darzi A. Laparoscopic virtual reality and box trainers: is one superior to the other? Surg Endosc. 2004 Mar;18(3):485-94. Epub 2004 Feb 2.

Responsible Party:	Beth Israel Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01483677 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	023-10
Study First Received:	November 30, 2011
Last Updated:	November 30, 2011
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Beth Israel Medical Center:

Laparoscopy
video games
Nintendo Wii
Playstation

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 18, 2013