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NCT00435630 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Documenting a Learning Curve and Test-retest Reliability of a Virtual Reality Training Simulator in Laparoscopic Surgery

A NA study, sponsored by Columbia University.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
29
Enrollment target

NCT00435630: Completed NA study, sponsored by Columbia University.

NCT00435630 is a NA study that has completed, run by Columbia University. The registered enrollment target is 29 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (98% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00435630, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Columbia University.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
29 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the learning curve for each of seven tasks in a virtual reality laparoscopic simulator by medical students.

Primary Outcome

For each of the module seven modules, the computer automatically measures set parameters. Each measured parameter that is recorded in the simulator will be used in data analysis.

Interventions

  • OTHER LapSim training

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 29 participants
Start Date 2004-07
Est. Completion 2008-08
Phase NA
Columbia University

958 total trials

What the finished NCT00435630 record still lists

NCT00435630 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 29 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (98% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which LapSim training is the first listed.

NCT00435630 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00435630 about?

NCT00435630 is a clinical study titled "Documenting a Learning Curve and Test-retest Reliability of a Virtual Reality Training Simulator in Laparoscopic Surgery". The purpose of this study is to determine the learning curve for each of seven tasks in a virtual reality laparoscopic simulator by medical students.

What is the current status of trial NCT00435630?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 29 participants. The study started on 2004-07. Estimated completion is 2008-08.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00435630?

The interventions under investigation include: LapSim training (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00435630?

This trial is sponsored by Columbia University, which has 958 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00435630's enrollment target sits among peer trials

29 1702nd of 2000 higher than 297 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00435630, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00435630 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.