VR could revolutionize how surgeons learn complex pelvic procedures
NCT ID NCT07515092
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether virtual reality (VR) training helps orthopedic residents improve their skills in placing screws in the pelvic bone. Twenty residents will practice using both a VR simulator and a standard bone model, and their performance will be compared. The goal is to see if VR training leads to better technique, faster procedures, and less X-ray use.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Virtual reality simulation training device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, VR training could become a standard tool for teaching complex surgical skills, potentially improving patient safety and reducing radiation exposure.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply broadly. VR training may not translate to real-world surgical performance.
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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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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Orthopedic residents (PGY 1-4) * Currently enrolled in the orthopedic training program at Vajira Hospital Exclusion Criteria: * Prior VR training in pelvic fixation procedures * Experience performing antegrade anterior column screw placement more than 5 times * Inability to complete all study procedures
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of medicine Vajira hospital
Bangkok, Bangkok, 10300, Thailand
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