Effect of a shoulder/arm exoskeleton for surgeons on postoperative bodily complaints

Not Applicable

• Conditions: shoulder and back pain

• Registration Number: DRKS00030851
• Lead Sponsor: niversitätsklinikum Leipzig

Brief Summary

A total of 25 participants were included and performed 50 surgeries with a mean surgery duration of 144 min without and 138 min with exoskeleton. Without the exoskeleton, the activity of the operation resulted in a significant increase of the VAS neck by 1.0 points (SD 1.2, p < 0.001), NDI by 4.8 (SD 8.6; p = 0.010), VAS back by 0.7 (SD 1.0, p = 0.002), and ODI by 2.7 (SD 4.1, p = 0.003). With the exoskeleton the the participants reported about significant less complaints after the surgery (VAS neck: p = 0.001, NDI: p = 0.003, VAS back: p = 0.036, ODI: p = 0.036, SPADI: p = 0.016) Conclusion: An upper body exoskeleton can significantly reduce the discomfort in the neck, shoulder and back caused to surgeons by surgery.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2023-12-31
• Results First Posted: 2024-04-17
• Study Start: 2024-05-06
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 25

Inclusion Criteria

Surgeons at the University Hospital Leipzig
- Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

- Users of pacemaker or other medical devices with a risk of malfunction in magnetic fields
- pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPDI), Neck Disability Index (NDI), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ser Experience Questionnaire