Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself: A Wearable Biofeedback Device to Decrease Surgical Resident's Time in a Non-upright Posture and Work-related Musculoskeletal Pain
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 12
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Time spent in upright vs non-upright position
研究概览
简要总结
While a majority of surgical ergonomic studies have been evaluating attending surgeons, few have evaluated surgical ergonomics within the surgical resident. Biofeedback devices can be partnered with education and geared towards surgical residents to decrease current and future musculoskeletal disorders, which may in turn lead to longer and more fulfilling careers.
详细描述
This study aims to use a commercially-available posture training device for surgical residents that sends biofeedback in the form of a gentle vibration if posture has deviated from the upright (neutral) position for a long period of time. For residents performing minimally-invasive procedures with a laparoscopic approach, our overarching hypothesis is that the time spent in a non-upright position will be less after using the posture biofeedback device compared with before. The study hypothesizes that residents will report fewer complaints related to musculoskeletal pain after wearing the posture training device.
Residents completing general surgery rotations will be recruited and wear a biofeedback device for about four weeks while performing laparoscopic procedures. Posture data from the device and survey data in the form of the Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire (CMDQ) will be collected and analyzed.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Surgical residents with surgical experience of at least one year (Postgraduate year 2-5)
- •Completing a one-month rotation at the study sites within the general surgery department during the study period
排除标准
- •Clinically diagnosed inflammatory musculoskeletal disorders per self-report
- •History of orthopedic surgery in the last six months per self-report
研究组 & 干预措施
Residents
This is a single arm study. All Resident participants will use the posture biofeedback device.
干预措施: Posture Biofeedback Device (Device)
结局指标
主要结局
Time spent in upright vs non-upright position
时间窗: week 1 to week 4]
proportion (percentage) of time (minutes) in the upright position relative to the non-upright position during laparoscopic procedures
次要结局
- Change in Self-reported musculoskeletal pain score(baseline to week 4)