Surgeons watch their own surgeries to get better
NCT ID NCT04173884
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether video-based coaching helps surgeons improve their skills and patient outcomes for ventral hernia repair. 59 surgeons from a national quality network participated, comparing live coaching, video feedback, or no coaching. The goal was to see if reviewing their own operations leads to better surgical technique and fewer complications.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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59 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2019
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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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
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21 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * ACHQC membership in good standing * submission of a minimum of 10 eligible cases within the 6 months preceding the time of enrollment in the trial Exclusion Criteria: * not an ACHQC member * not submitting cases to ACHQC within the 6 months preceding the time of enrollment in the trial
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin, 53792-1690, United States
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