increased static muscle strain
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: simulated laparoscopic procedures with totally relief of the arms (90% arm weight) by the arm-support-system.
Group 2: simulated laparoscopic procedures with partly relief of the arms (50% ar
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Institut für Arbeitsmedizin, Sozialmedizin und Versorgungsforschung
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: healthy subjects, subjects that are able to give their written consent after detailed information about the study contents and aims; surgeons performing laparoscopy during their daily work
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: people under drug abuse, analgetica or muscle relaxants, people that are not able to work for the whole working day, people suffering from acute disease or pain; acute muscle injury; dependent on the level of limitation people with diseaes of the spine, hand-arm-system, muscles, neuro-psychological diseases, relieving posture, and other diseaeses will be excluded; elevated bloodpressure (RR>160 systolic/>100 diastolic mmHg);
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| primary outcome: muscle strain of the trapezius pars descendens muscle. Muscle strain will be quantified using the electrical activity measured by bipolar surface electromyography | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| work pace, precision, Posture of the upper arm, poster of the upper body, movement pattern of the right arm, subjective rating of strain | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactBenjamin Steinhilber
Institut für Arbeitsmedizin, Sozialmedizin und Versorgungsforschung
Outcome results
None listed