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OR-STRETCH: Microbreaks in the OR to Mitigate High Physical and Mental Demands

Sponsor
Mayo Clinic (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT02565394
Collaborator
(none)
8
Enrollment
3
Locations
2
Arms
34.1
Actual Duration (Months)
2.7
Patients Per Site
0.1
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Will targeted intraoperative exercises performed by surgeons during surgery, mitigate high physical and mental demands while enhancing performance during surgical procedures?

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Other: Micro Break with Dynamic Exercise Activities
 N/A

Detailed Description

This study will compare the efficacy of incorporating dynamic exercises into the surgical procedure, to determine if the exercise intervention will decrease surgeon's perceived physical discomfort and fatigue and enhance self-reported performance during surgical procedures. All attending surgeons (Cardiothoracic, Colon and Rectal, General, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ophthalmic, Orthopedic, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck, Neurology, Urology, Plastic and Maxillofacial, Rural, Urology, Thoracic and Vascular ) or surgeons in training that are board certified or board eligible, performing open or minimally invasive surgery within the scope of their practice in the house of surgery at Mayo Clinic Rochester, Arizona and Florida will be eligible to participate. Surgeons who have provided informed consent to participate will be asked to complete a preliminary baseline survey that will provide information regarding baseline participant characteristics and demographics.

The intervention is a web based application which will include a short video with verbal cues, available on computers in the Operating Rooms (ORs). This video will lead surgeons through the stretch exercises and include a timer to remind them when it is time to stretch. They will be able to set the time interval between stretches (between 20-55 minutes) and may activate a snooze on the timer to postpone the stretch to a more opportune time during the procedure. The stretches can be performed without breaking scrub, in the sterile field and can be completed in approximately 1 minute.

Surgeons will be asked to participate in this study for approximately 12 weeks , completing a baseline survey and three end of day surveys. They may use the intervention as much or as little as they choose during their participation, and will be free to use the application following study participation. The web application does track participant use, providing date and time stamps to enable the research team to track surgeon web app utilization. The application will also record how often the "snooze" was used to delay a stretch, or end stretches. After surgeons have accessed the web application, they will receive an email with a quick survey about their experiences with stretches, to assess the impact of the web app.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
8 participants
Allocation:
Non-Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Supportive Care
Official Title:
OR-STRETCH: Microbreaks in the Operating Room With the Incorporation of Stretches to Mitigate High Physical and Mental Demands While Enhancing Performance During Surgical Procedures
Actual Study Start Date :
Jan 2, 2015
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Nov 6, 2017
Actual Study Completion Date :
Nov 6, 2017

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Micro-Break with Dynamic Activity

Micro Break with web based application of a video to lead surgeons through dynamic exercise activities

Other: Micro Break with Dynamic Exercise Activities
Surgeons may elect to activate a web application (video) and perform targeted intraoperative exercises.
No Intervention: Comparator

A baseline survey will be completed following a surgical day with no dynamic activities

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Decrease in surgeon's perceived physical discomfort and fatigue following surgeries where the dynamic exercises were performed as measured by questionnaire [baseline to 12 weeks]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
22 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes
Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Attending surgeons (Cardiothoracic, Colon and Rectal, General, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ophthalmic, Orthopedic, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck, Neurology, Urology, Plastic and Maxillofacial, Rural, Urology, Thoracic and Vascular ) or surgeons in training that are board certified or board eligible, performing open or minimally invasive surgery within the scope of their practice in the house of surgery at Mayo Clinic Rochester

  2. Over the age of 21

  3. As feasible, equal numbers of males, females and minorities

  4. Performing greater than 50% of the surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Participants who are visibly unwell or report being unwell at time of study

  2. Participants unable to devote the minimum time required to complete study procedures

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Mayo Clinic in Arizona Scottsdale Arizona United States 85259
2 Mayo Clinic in Florida Jacksonville Florida United States 32224
3 Mayo Clinic in Rochester Rochester Minnesota United States 55905

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Mayo Clinic

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Susan Hallbeck, PhD, Mayo Clinic

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Susan Hallbeck, Ph.D., Senior Associate Consultant II, Mayo Clinic
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT02565394
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • 14-006129
First Posted:
Oct 1, 2015
Last Update Posted:
Feb 13, 2018
Last Verified:
Feb 1, 2018
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Shoulder Pain
Neck Pain

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Feb 13, 2018