SOAR: Surgery Objective Analysis and Review

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Conditions studied: Surgical Education and Skill Acquisition

In brief

The purpose of this pilot study is to determine the feasibility and usability of a surgical software training platform called the SOAR Webapp that will allow Johns Hopkins surgical trainees to receive rapid qualitative and quantitative feedback on both technical skills and surgical decision-making. The SOAR Webapp is a software device comprised of artificial intelligence (AI) computer vision algorithms embedded in a standalone mobile application. The software will be able to take laparoscopic videos as input and output the automated assessments for users. The investigators will also set up the clinical and logistical infrastructure needed to conduct a pilot study to evaluate the effectiveness of the SOAR computer vision system in facilitating video-based review of trainee performed operations with feedback from an expert attending surgeon. The investigators hypothesize that the video review features of the SOAR Webapp will be an effective training aid and has the potential to improve surgical education and training.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07344155

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

100

Starts

2026-07-01

Expected to finish

2027-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Surgery Residents:
• General surgery trainee or attending surgeon at Johns Hopkins.
• Must be able to operate.
• 18 years or older
• Patients:
• Undergoing laparoscopic surgery at Johns Hopkins

You may not qualify if…

• None for surgery residents
• Patients: cases without record of video

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