Trial of Arm Sleeve and Forearm Fatigue During Robotic Surgery

Prince of Wales Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Ergonomics

Treatments: Device: Arm sleeve

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06860048

2022/ETH02203

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Robotic surgeon

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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32 participants in 1 patient group

Arm sleeve

Active Comparator group

Description:

Randomised to wear arm sleeve on left or right

Treatment:

Device: Arm sleeve