Comparing Two Training Methods for Learning Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy

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Conditions studied: Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy Training, Prostatectomy

In brief

This randomized non-inferiority study evaluates whether a robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) training pathway incorporating the IMRA Surgical Prostatectomy Class V Hydrogel Model is as effective as the current standard training pathway in achieving surgical proficiency. Participants enrolled in a standardized robotic surgery training course will be randomly assigned to one of two training pathways that differ only in the training model used during one phase of the course. All participants will subsequently undergo assessment during human cadaver training. The primary outcome is the proportion of participants who achieve predefined proficiency criteria during the final assessment. Secondary outcomes include technical performance scores, technical errors, self-reported confidence, perceived readiness to perform robot-assisted radical prostatectomy, and feasibility of implementing a synthetic model-based training pathway. The study aims to determine whether a high-fidelity hydrogel model can provide training outcomes comparable to those achieved with biological models, supporting more ethical, scalable, and standardized robotic surgery training.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT07669974
Run by: Orsi Academy
People needed: 56
Starts: 2026-06-15
Expected to finish: 2027-06-15
Last updated by the study team: 2026-06-25

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

Enrollment in the CC-ERUS training course or participants attending the same robotic RARP training course at ORSI Academy outside the formal CC-ERUS curriculum at ORSI Academy during the study period
Willingness and ability to provide informed consent for participation in the study

You may not qualify if…

Decline or inability to provide informed consent
Incomplete participation in the on-site training course preventing assessment on Day 5

Where it is running

Orsi Academy — Melle, Belgium, Belgium (enrolling)

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