Trial of Arm Sleeve and Forearm Fatigue During Robotic Surgery

Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney32 enrolled

Overview

The study objective was to investigate whether wearing a forearm compression sleeve during robotic surgery reduces muscle fatigue as measured objectively by a grip strength dynamometer.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Ergonomics

Interventions

Arm sleeveDEVICE

Randomised to wear arm sleeve on left or right

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Robotic surgeon Exclusion Criteria: \-

Locations (1)

Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital

Randwick, New South Wales, Australia

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Muscle fatigue

Hand grip strength (muscle fatigue)was assessed at the beginning and at the two-hour mark during the robotic console component of the surgical case, using the Camry Electronic Handgrip Dynamometer (CAMRY model: SCACAM-EH101). The non-sleeve-wearing forearm acted as a control. During testing, the surgeon sat upright with the elbows flexed at right angles by the side of the body and hands in neutral positions (halfway between supination and pronation). The handle was pulled with maximum force for three seconds. The hand grip strength (measured in kg force) was recorded ten times for the dominant (right) and non-dominant (left) hands alternately.

Time frame: 2 hours after intervention

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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