Intraoperative Exercises & Musculoskeletal Pain in Gynecologic Surgeons (GynIEx)
Work-related Injury, Physical Injury
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Work-related Injury
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Residents, fellows, and attendings performing gynecologic surgery (including benign gynecologists, gynecologic oncologists, minimally invasive gynecologists, and urogynecologists) who are able to perform the exercises. Surgery days must contain at least one gynecologic surgery with two hours of total operating time in one day. Surgeons will need to have operated on average at least 2 days per month over the last 12 months. Exclusion Criteria: Participants will be excluded if they are unable to perform the exercises.
Sites / Locations
- The University of Texas at AustinRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Surgery days with intraoperative microbreaks and exercises
Surgery days without intraoperative microbreaks and exercises
Surgery days randomized to intraoperative microbreaks and exercises will include standardized breaks lasting approximately 1.5-2 minutes. During these breaks, surgeons will perform a set of targeted stretches or exercises while remaining sterile. The exercises will be performed just before surgical time-out, at a surgically safe and convenient time 45-75 mins after the start of the case and at the end of the case. A surgically safe and convenient time means the surgeon feels that it is safe to take an approximately 1.5-2 minute break during the procedure at that time. Surgeons will skip the microbreak if there is no surgically convenient or safe time during the case. Surgeons will stop the microbreak at any point if needed to ensure patient safety.
Surgery days without intraoperative microbreaks and exercises will include no intervention. Surgeons will perform the surgeries as they are normally performed and surgeons will not take microbreaks or perform exercises.