Clinical Trial

Mixed Reality vs. Traditional Arthroscopic Simulation

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Summary
This randomized controlled trial evaluates and compares the educational effectiveness of two arthroscopic training platforms: a traditional physical bench-model simulator and an immersive Mixed Reality (MR) simulator. Medical students and residents undergo a baseline assessment on a physical knee simulator and are then randomized into either the Traditional Simulator Group (TSG) or the Mixed Reality Simulator Group (MRSG). Participants complete a three-session training protocol focusing on basic psychomotor skills. Trainees are then evaluated on an anatomical knee task to measure true clinical skill transfer. Performance is video-recorded and scored by independent, blinded physicians using the validated Arthroscopic Surgical Skill Evaluation Tool (ASSET).
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT07648056
Lead Sponsor Universidade da Coruña
Collaborators: Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Universidade do Porto
Conditions Surgical Education, Clinical Competence
Enrollment 25 participants
Start Date 2025-10-20
Primary Completion 2026-06 (estimated)
Study Completion 2026-06 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2026-06-15