Cervical Spine Health of Surgeons
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 撤回
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Neck pain and quality of life questionnaires
研究概览
简要总结
There are currently no standardized programs addressing the well-documented neck pain in surgeons as a result of non-ergonomic positioning and the use of microsurgical equipment. The primary goal of this study is to introduce a brief neck strengthening exercise program to optimize surgeons' neck health. Instructional videos outlining the program along with surveys designed to assess attitude towards neck health will be distributed to first year general surgery residents at the University of British Columbia (UBC) through their required online curriculum webpage. A followup survey will be administered 10 weeks later to determine efficacy of the program through self-reported adherence and changes in attitude towards neck health.
详细描述
- Purpose:
To evaluate the efficacy of a pre-operative 2-minute exercise program in reducing surgical residents self-reported neck pain. 2. Hypothesis:
A 10 week 2-minute neck strengthening exercise program completed between cases will reduce self-reported chronic neck pain caused by the use of surgical instruments and increase musculoskeletal health awareness in a group of residents. 3. Justification:
Surgical residents will be asked to complete a baseline survey regarding their self-rated neck pain. Then they will be introduced to a 2-minute neck strengthening exercise to be performed in between surgical cases. They will be asked to evaluate their neck pain again 10 weeks later.
Neck pain experience before and after the introduction of neck exercises will be compared. 4. Objectives:
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •All first year general surgery residents at the University of British Columbia
排除标准
- •Previous serious neck injury (e.g. herniated disc)
- •Chest pain during physical exercise
- •Heart failure
- •Spinal Stenosis
- •Radicular nerve pain
- •Neurological condition causing chronic pain
- •Currently involved directly with the study group
结局指标
主要结局
Neck pain and quality of life questionnaires
时间窗: 10 weeks
The subjects will be asked to complete the Bournemouth Neck Disability index online once at the start of the study and again following a 10 week period where the subjects will be encouraged to follow our exercise routine in between surgical cases.
次要结局
- Adherence and attitudes towards the exercise program(10 weeks)