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An Evaluation of Surgical Headlights in Sierra Leone

An Evaluation of Surgical Headlights in Sierra Leone

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR202009725910988
Enrollment
25
Registered
2020-09-16
Start date
2018-05-18
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

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

Conditions

Surgery

Interventions

Use of surgical Headlights
standard operation without a surgical headlight

Sponsors

th university of leeds
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: anyone having a surgical operation at the distrcit hospital who gave prior informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: anyone having an urgent emergency operation who was unable to give prior infomred consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
suergeons were given a survey soconsisting of likert scales to assess quality of the device quality and useability. surgeons found the headlights helpful and would like to use them again, one headlight was generally prefered due to the mounting weight and the improved visual field

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
focus groups were set up recorded and transcribed, with thematic analysis generated to assess barriers to adequate lighting of the surgical field in the rural district hosital

Countries

Sierra Leone

Contacts

Public ContactDavid Kemball

medical student

davidkemball@doctors.org.uk+447503726051

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026