The Training of Resident Surgeons in Single-Port Thoracoscopic Surgery Wound Position Selection (NCT06524297) | Clinical Trial Compass
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The Training of Resident Surgeons in Single-Port Thoracoscopic Surgery Wound Position Selection
80 participantsStarted 2025-08-15
Plain-language summary
the metaverse system applied to the training of wound location selection for singleport thoracoscopic surgery. The experimental design is two groups of 40 computer tomography located superficially less than 2 cm lung nodule patients, one group uses the metaverse system to let resident physicians simulate the wound position on the digital twin organs of each patient, and the other group does not use it. The investigators will evaluate the surgeon's satisfaction with the surgical wound position and urgicalrelated results (such as surgery time, blood loss, etc.). The investigators expect that the system will help improve the appropriateness of resident physicians' choice of wound location for high-difficulty single-port thoracoscopic surgery, help them cross the first threshold necessary to familiarize themselves with the surgery faster, and accelerate learning.
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years
Sex
ALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Aged 18 years or older.
* Diagnosed with a lung nodule no larger than 2cm in diameter. The lesion depth must be located within the outer third of the lung.
* Scheduled to undergo computer tomography-guided single-port thoracoscopic wedge resection at National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) or National Taiwan Cancer Center (NTUCC).
* Participants who have provided written informed consent for their imaging data to be used by the team to create digital twin models.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients with lesions larger than 2 cm.
* Patients not planned for single-port thoracoscopic wedge resection with computed tomography localization.
* Patients who have not provided written consent.
* Members of vulnerable populations.
Inclusion Criteria (Resident Physician):
* Third-year to fifth-year residents in the Department of Thoracic Surgery at National Taiwan University Hospital.
Exclusion Criteria (Resident Physician):
* Residents who are unwilling to participate in the study and decline to sign the consent form.
* Residents with a history of cybersickness.
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1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
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3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
4What are the known and possible risks or side effects I should weigh, and how would they be monitored?
5If this trial isn't the right fit, what other options or trials would you suggest I look into?
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6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?
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