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NCT06978309
EMG Response in Forearm and Neck Muscles When Comparing Surgical Techniques.
trial testing No Interventions in Surgical Fatigue in 9 participants. Completed in 8 September 2025.
8 September 2025
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Lancaster University |
|---|---|
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | OBSERVATIONAL |
| Enrollment | 9 |
| Start date | 6 May 2025 |
| Primary completion | 8 September 2025 |
| Estimated completion | 8 September 2025 |
| Sites | 1 location across United Kingdom |
Drugs / interventions tested
- No Interventions — full drug profile →
Conditions studied
- Surgical Fatigue — all drugs for Surgical Fatigue →
Sponsor
Lancaster University
Who can join
18 and older, any sex, with Surgical Fatigue. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
Surgeons are performing an increasing number of minimal access procedures because these offer certain advantages including improved recovery times. However, this also results in surgeons operating for longer periods which inevitably increases the already known prevalence of work-related Musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries amongst surgeons. Work-related MSK disorders account for 26 - 47.5% of illnesses and injuries due to overexertion and repetitive use, in professionals with ergonomically challenging jobs. Robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery (RALS) is a modern technology that could help mitigate these MSK problems and thereby improve patient care. In comparison to standard laparoscopic surgery (LS), RALS offers steadier wrist movements with a reduced fulcrum effect, thus benefiting the patient. No study has compared the demands of RALS vs. LS on musculoskeletal fatigue (and subsequent injury risk). The investigators need to determine whether a career using RALS is associated with better musculoskeletal health of surgeons than standard LS when performing complex minimally invasive procedures. The study will recruit Surgeons who perform prostate and bowel surgical procedures who have experience using RALS and/or LS. Surgeons will complete a series of validated questionnaires before and after each surgery to subjectively determine musculoskeletal strain/pain and will have body composition quantified. They will be fitted with EMG (to measure muscle fatigue) whilst performing real-life surgery. Analysis of data gathered will be used to show what the short- and long- term musculoskeletal demands are and in turn determine if these are associated with changes in motor control. The researcher's postulated hypothesis is that RALS should have less musculoskeletal effects both short and long term on surgeons, therefore, highlighting the fact that the implementation of RALS should be less controversial, because in the long run, the most expensive objects in the operating room are the personnel.
Publications & conference data
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06978309 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Lancaster University
- Last refreshed: 26 January 2026
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