Table 4.

Number of repetitions required by the participants to achieve the criteria for the LAP Mentor tasks

	Criterion-based group mean (min–max)	Time-based group mean (min–max)	P value
Clipping and grasping	16.53 (6–43)	15.24 (4–32)	ns
Cutting	10.31 (2–25)	13.47 (2–63)	ns

Mann–Whitney U test, two-tailed

Note that participants in group T were not informed about the criteria

ns Not significant