Ergonomics in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age21+
SponsorBrigham and Women's Hospital
About this trial
The goal of this observational study is to quantify ergonomic risk associated with traditional protective equipment in operators working in the cardiac catheterization laboratory as compared with a mobile protection system. The main questions it aims to answer is:
What is the mean time spent by operators in positions of high ergonomic postural risk during cases?
Participants will wear IMU, EMG, and radiation sensors, as well as complete baseline and discomfort surveys for several catheterization procedures.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
faculty interventional cardiologists and trainees
general cardiology fellows
residents
physician assistants
Disqualifiers
Interventionalists not actively participating in the BWH Cardiac Catheterization Lab
Not able or willing to wear the necessary sensors
Trial population
Individuals who will be recruited to this study include BWH staff who participate in cardiac catheterization laboratory procedures and consent to be in the study.
Trial design
Design model
Other
Time perspective
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
No trial groups listed
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Mean time spent in positions of high ergonomic risk
This is a directly measurable endpoint utilizing the position and time data acquired from the IMU sensor system and this endpoint will be compared with and without the use of lead protective gear as well as across procedure category and physician reported case complexity. The investigators will report mean time spent in different ergonomic postures stratified by the Rapid Upper Limb Assessment scoring model (1-mild, 2-moderate, 3-high risk, 4-very high risk).
Time frame
May 2024 - December 2024Secondary outcomes
1
Mean self-reported musculoskeletal discomfort
Participants will report discomfort after each case using a modified cornell muscular discomfort survey. Participants will rate their discomfort from slightly uncomfortable to very uncomfortable.
Time frame
May 2024 - December 2024Sponsors and contacts
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
Lead sponsor
Rampart ic, LLC
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov