Effect of a wearable chair on surgeon strain and fatigue during laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: an open-label randomized controlled pilot study.

Effect of a wearable chair on surgeon strain and fatigue during laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: an open-label randomized controlled pilot study. - Effect of a wearable chair on surgeon strain and fatigue during laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: an open-label randomized controlled pilot study.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000057932

Enrollment

Registered

2025-06-01

Start date

2023-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

inguinal hernia

Interventions

Wearable chair group Non-wearable chair group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Eligible participants were adults with a diagnosis of inguinal hernia, admitted for elective repair at Hitachiomiya Saiseikai Hospital in Japan.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Key exclusion criteria are as follows Requiring anterior approach surgery Bilateral inguinal hernia History of lower abdominal surgery Presence of mesh at the surgical site Liver disease with ascites End-stage renal disease BMI>=25.0 kg/m2

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The surgeon's mental strain during surgery, assessed using heart rate variability.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
subjective sensations measured on a 10-cm visual analog scale (VAS), operative duration, intraoperative blood loss, size of mesh used for repair, length of postoperative hospital stay and incidence of complications up to one month.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactShoichi Shinohara

Hitachiomiya Saiseikai Hospital Department of Surgery

m07045ss@jichi.ac.jp0285442111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026