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

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Brain Function

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00860483

Run by

Northwell Health

People needed

10

Starts

2008-02-01

Expected to finish

2009-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-12-05

Who can join

Age: 25 and older, up to 50. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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 -

You may not qualify if…

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

Where it is running

• The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research — Manhasset, New York, United States

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