Touch Surgery™ ecosystem clinical studies

Creation and global deployment of a mobile, application-based cognitive simulator for cardiac surgical procedures

This randomized study shows that medical students who trained with the Touch Surgery™ ecosystem cardiac procedure modules achieved significantly higher knowledge scores than those using traditional text-based study, with thousands of users engaging globally within months of release.

Using Touch Surgery™ to improve surgical education in low-and middle-income settings: a randomized control trial

This randomized study shows that medical students in Rwanda who trained with the Touch Surgery™ ecosystem tendon repair procedure module showed significantly higher tendon repair simulation scores and cognitive questionnaire scores than the students using traditional text-based study.

Using an application to measure trainees’ procedural knowledge before chest tube insertion

This publication demonstrates that the Touch Surgery™ ecosystem chest tube insertion module is a valid and reliable tool for assessing procedural knowledge, clearly distinguishing between novice and experienced learners.

Evaluation of app-based serious gaming as a training method in teaching chest tube insertion to medical students: randomized controlled trial

This randomized controlled trial showed that medical students trained with the Touch Surgery™ ecosystem serious gaming app performed chest tube insertion significantly better than those trained with traditional methods alone.

Automated analysis of intraoperative phase in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A comparison of one attending surgeon and their residents

This publication demonstrates that the Touch Surgery™ ecosystem can be used to assess surgeon and trainee performance, utilizing total operative time and Touch Surgery™ Performance Insights derived phase times.

Surgical experience and identification of errors in laparoscopic cholecystectomy

This publication demonstrates how the Touch Surgery™ ecosystem can be used to evaluate surgical errors via video annotations, allowing alignment among surgeons with different levels of experience for the purpose of training.

Video-based performance analysis in pituitary surgery - part 2: artificial intelligence assisted surgical coaching

This publication demonstrates the ability of the Touch Surgery™ ecosystem phase annotations to be incorporated into a coaching program for pituitary surgery, showing improvement in surgical performance during the coaching period. 

Validation of a novel cognitive simulator for orbital floor reconstruction

This study recruited two groups of dental surgery participants in the New York City region — novice graduate students and expert surgical residents — to validate Touch Surgery™ Simulations for orbital floor reconstruction in terms of construct, content, and face validity, supporting the use of the Touch Surgery™ ecosystem to demonstrate cognitive competencies.

Validation of the mobile serious game application Touch Surgery™ for cognitive training and assessment of laparoscopic cholecystectomy

This validation study of the Touch Surgery™ ecosystem for laparoscopic cholecystectomy demonstrates strong face, content, and construct validity, effectively distinguishing between novice learners and experienced surgeons.

Serious gaming and virtual reality in the multimodal training of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a randomized crossover study

This publication shows that learners who trained with the Touch Surgery™ ecosystem demonstrated significantly improved anatomical knowledge and faster skill acquisition in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair when used ahead of virtual reality simulation.

Development and validation of a mobile device-based external ventricular drain simulator

This publication demonstrates that Touch Surgery™ Simulations for external ventricular drain (EVD) placement is a realistic and effective training tool. The study showed that experienced clinicians significantly outperformed novices, reinforcing the Touch Surgery™ ecosystem’s ability to improve assess readiness, and support accessible neurosurgical training.

Validating Touch Surgery™: a cognitive task simulation and rehearsal app for intramedullary femoral nailing

This study recruited two groups of participants from Imperial College London — medical undergraduate students and senior orthopedic surgeons — to validate Touch Surgery™ Simulations of four intramedullary femoral nailing modules in terms of construct, content, and face validity, supporting the use of the Touch Surgery™ ecosystem to demonstrate cognitive competencies.

Face, content, construct validity and training effect of touch surgery™ as a surgical decision-making trainer for novices in open appendicectomy

This validation study demonstrates strong face, content, and construct validity for Touch Surgery™ Simulations in open appendicectomy, with repeated use leading to measurable improvements in novice performance.

Cognitive training for robotic arm-assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty through a surgical simulation mobile application

This randomized study found that orthopedic trainees who used the Touch Surgery™ ecosystem for robotic arm assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty achieved significantly greater knowledge gains and better retention through engagement with Touch Surgery™ Simulations compared with traditional paper-based learning.

Video-based performance analysis in pituitary surgery — part 1: surgical outcome

This publication demonstrates the use of the Touch Surgery™ ecosystem to annotate and analyze surgical videos to correlate performance and workflow to predict clinical outcomes in pituitary surgery.

Operative difficulty in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: considering the role of machine learning platforms in clinical practice

This publication shows a correlation between operative time and intraoperative difficulty in laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and Touch Surgery™ Performance Insights was able to identify the greatest time differences in the initial exposure and dissection of Calot's triangle phases.