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Can a video game teach surgeons to remove prostate cancer?

NCT ID NCT00999960

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Ongoing
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Completed
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Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether an online video simulator helps surgeons learn laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, a surgery for prostate cancer. It enrolled 29 surgeons who were new to the procedure, comparing those who used the simulator to those who did not. The trial was terminated early, so the results are limited.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that online simulators help surgeons learn complex procedures more quickly, potentially improving patient outcomes.
What could go wrong
The trial was terminated early with very few participants, so results are limited and may not be reliable. It only looked at surgeon learning, not direct patient benefits.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

29 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Feb 2010

Finished

Dec 2017

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Surgeon beginning his clinical experience in laparoscopic radical prostatectomy and having performed less then 30 procedures before being enrolled in the study * Surgeon who intends to begin laparoscopic radical prostatectomy clinical practice * Surgeons who usually perform enough cases to enroll at least 10 patients during the study inclusion time Exclusion Criteria: * Surgeon who does not have access to high speed internet (\>1024 Ko/s) * Surgeons who do not intend to begin laparoscopic radical prostatectomy in his clinical practice

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

neoplasm prostate cancer prostate carcinoma prostate neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Cancer of prostate Prostate cancer Prostate neoplasms Prostatic neoplasms

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • HOPITAL SAINT-LOUIS Service d'urologie

    Paris, 75010, France

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