Laparoscopic Skills Acquisition Using an AI-enhanced Game-based Simulation Tool Compared With a Laparoscopic Simulator Box Trainer

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether an AI-enhanced, game-based laparoscopic simulation tool can improve laparoscopic skills training and help increase surgical capacity in surgical trainees and other healthcare professionals learning laparoscopic surgery. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does an AI-enhanced game-based simulator lead to faster and/or higher quality acquisition of laparoscopic technical skills than a standard box trainer? * Is AI-enhanced game-based simulation a feasible and scalable model for laparoscopic skills training across diverse healthcare settings? * Researchers will compare training with the Laptitude AI-enhanced game-based simulator to training with a standard laparoscopic box trainer to see if the AI-enhanced approach results in better performance on validated laparoscopic skills assessments and more efficient training. Participants will: * Be randomly assigned to train using either the Laptitude AI-enhanced game-based simulator or a standard box trainer. * Complete a structured programme of laparoscopic training tasks. * Undergo standardized assessments of laparoscopic skills performance during and/or after the training period.

NCT Number	NCT07276022
Lead Sponsor	University of Edinburgh
Conditions	Laparoscopic Surgery
Enrollment	157 participants
Start Date	2025-11-19
Primary Completion	2026-01-23 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-07-31 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-03-04