Not Yet Recruiting

NCT Number: NCT07649447

Gastrointestinal Endoscopist Warm-up Activity With Recreational Media

This study aims to assess the potential benefits of a brief video game intervention prior to a simulated endoscopy assessment on a phantom model by gastroenterology and general surgical clinicians.

Not Yet Recruiting

Trial opening soon.

Get Notified

Key information

Conditions

Endoscopy Competence

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Gastroenterology or general surgical clinician at University Hospital Galway.
Minimum of 50 gastroscopies performed in career to date.

Exclusion criteria

Performed endoscopy on the day of study prior to assessment.

Treatment and study plan

Video game warm-up.

Behavioral

Participants will either rest or perform a 5-minute video game session of StarFox Zero (Nintendo) using the Wii-U (Nintendo) immediately prior to a simulated endoscopy assessment. The optimal pre-procedure warm-up duration is not known. Short interventions appear to be effective in athletic performance, and have been used in other procedural studies evaluating warm-up benefit. The intervention and assessment are expected to take ≤20 minutes per time point.

Other names: Preconditioning

Primary outcomes

Tool handling

Time frame: This will be measured at index assessment and at follow up assessment 1 week later.

Time to retrieve suture in gastric body

Secondary outcomes

Tool handling

Time frame: This will be measured at index assessment and at follow up assessment 1 week later.

Time to retrieve bead in gastric body
Time to D2

Time frame: This will be measured at index assessment and at follow up assessment 1 week later.

Time to progress scope to second part of duodenum
Tip control

Time frame: This will be measured at index assessment and at follow up assessment 1 week later.

Image capture performance. The centrality of ampulla on image captured by endoscopist with endoscope will be assessed using ImageJ. The greater the central tendency the better the performance.
Task difficulty

Time frame: This will be measured at index assessment and at follow up assessment 1 week later.

Complete Endoscopy Task Load Index. The is a refinement of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Task Load Index (NASA-TLX) but comprises only three questions as opposed to eight. (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/2014/892476)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

William Shanahan

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Gastrointestinal Endoscopist Warm-up Activity With Recreational Media: A Randomised Pilot Crossover Trial

Acronym: GET WARM

Important dates

Study start: 2026
Primary completion: 2026
Study completion: 2026
First posted: Jun 16, 2026
Registry last updated: Jun 16, 2026

OpenTrials presents study information sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. The official registry record should be consulted for the latest information.

View the official ClinicalTrials.gov record (opens in a new tab)

This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.