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Effect of breaks during laparoscopic surgery on surgeons health: a pilot randomised clinical study

Effect of intraoperative microbreaks on surgeons physical mental and visual strain in elective laparoscopic surgeries: a pilot randomised control trial - NIL

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/11/076282
Enrollment
40
Registered
2024-11-05
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-01

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Microbreak: The operating surgeon will take a microbreak for 5 minutes elective laparoscopic during surgery every 45 minutes Control Intervention1: No microbreak: The surgeon will not t

Sponsors

AIIMS New Delhi Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who have been planned for elective laparoscopic procedures General Surgeons and Gynecologists performing laparoscopic procedures regularly

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who refuse consent Surgeons having Major ophthalmic disorder Surgeons having Salivary gland disorder Surgeons taking beta-blocker Surgeons having pacemaker Surgeons having Symptomatic neurological psychiatric disease

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Rating of Perceived Discomfort (RPD) of the surgeon by using the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)Timepoint: Preoperative and immediate postoperative period

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
a. Bady part discomfort level of the surgeons using SAGES body part discomfort questionnaire, before and after the surgery b. Bady part discomfort level of the surgeons using the SURG-TLX questionnaire, before and after the surgery c. Intraoperative heart rate variability (HRV) of the surgeon d. Salivary alfa-amylase level (sAA) of the surgeon, before and after the surgery e. Visual strain symptoms of the surgeon, before and after the surgery f. Intraoperatively- Duration of surgery and intraoperative blood loss g. Postoperative complications- Clavien-Dindo scoring system Timepoint: Preoperative, Intraoperative and immediate postoperative period

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Mahesh Kumar Sethi

AIIMS New Delhi

maheshsethi949@gmail.com7008310085

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026