The impact of immersive virtual reality training in thyroid surgery: a prospective randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: Up to this date, there have been no reports on immersive virtual reality (IVR) training in thyroid surgery. The purpose of this blinded, randomized controlled trial was to determine the validity and impact of VR training in residents' education. Nineteen general surgery residents participated in the trial comparing IVR with traditional learning, utilizing a technical textbook as a control. A stratified randomization was used to secure balance in the distribution of residents according to their experience. The examined task pertained to the surgical steps from neck incision up to the placement of the continuous intraoperative neuromonitoring electrode and was evaluated by a blinded Fellow of the European Board of Surgery (FEBS) certified endocrine surgeon. Training superiority was assessed

SUBMITTER: Basios A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12630229 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature