Trial of Arm Sleeve and Forearm Fatigue During Robotic Surgery

Randomized Controlled Trial of Arm Sleeve and Forearm Fatigue During Robotic Surgery

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06860048

Enrollment

Registered

2025-03-05

Start date

2023-10-01

Completion date

2024-05-01

Last updated

2025-03-05

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Conditions

Ergonomics

Brief summary

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.

Interventions

DEVICEArm sleeve

Randomised to wear arm sleeve on left or right

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Robotic surgeon

Exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Muscle fatigue	2 hours after intervention	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.

Countries

Australia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026