Correlation of Laparoscopic Experience and Functional Brain Activation: A PET Scan Study

The purpose of the research is to determine how practicing laparoscopic motor tasks affects the functional anatomy of the brain, and to investigate whether there is a correlation between surgical experience and functional brain activition. Additionaly, the investigators plan to use eye-tracking technology to see if the use of this technology can distinguish surgeons of various skill levels. The investigators hope that this study leads to new and effective methods of training surgical residents. All of the data will be collected at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, and may be used in future studies, which may or may not be related to urological diseases.

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Key information

Conditions

Brain Function

Age range

25 year–50 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research

Manhasset, New York, 11030, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Urology resident or fellow at Long-Island Jewish Hospital
Urology attending surgeon with previous laparoscopic experience
Medical Student Research Fellow with no previous laparoscopic experience
Right hand dominant subjects
No known neorologic defect reported by the subject -

Exclusion criteria

Left-hand dominant subjects
Self-reported neurologic defect reported by the subject -

Treatment and study plan

Observational

Other

PET Scan

Primary outcomes

Laparoscopic experience

Time frame: 2010

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Northwell Health

Other

Registry information

Official study title

GAC 0201 Correlation of Laparoscopic Experience and Functional Brain Activation: A Pet Scan Study

Important dates

Study start: 2008
Primary completion: 2009
Study completion: 2009
First posted: Mar 12, 2009
Registry last updated: Dec 5, 2012

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