Official Title: Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself A Wearable Biofeedback Device to Decrease Surgical Residents Time in a Non-upright Posture and Work-related Musculoskeletal Pain
Status: RECRUITING
Status Verified Date: 2024-09
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: No
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Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
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Brief Summary: 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
Detailed Description: 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