Clinical trials: Surgeon
Surgery
Knot Tying Surgical Simulator for Vessel Ligation
The investigators developed a bench-top knot tying simulator (KNOTI), with computer acquired assessment. Fifteen attending surgeons and 30 first year surgical residents were recruited to the study held at tertiary medical center…
- Trial name
- NCT03688997
- Testing
- Simulator training
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Work-related Injury, Physical Injury
Intraoperative Exercises & Musculoskeletal Pain in Gynecologic Surgeons
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effect of intraoperative microbreaks and exercises on gynecologic surgeon body discomfort by conducting a randomized trial.
- Trial name
- GynIEx (NCT05761288)
- Testing
- Intraoperative microbreaks and exercises
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Preoperative Anxiety
Evaluation the Preoperative Anxiety Level of the Surgeons
Many studies are present about the preoperative anxiety among patients. But the preoperative anxiety of the surgeons is not studied yet.
- Trial name
- NCT04413981
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Adana City Training and Research Hospital
Sleep
Sleep and Performance in Surgeons
The primary aim of this study is to assess the changes in strength expression resulting from the performance of a surgical operation among orthopedic surgeons at the IRCCS Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio Hospital.
- Trial name
- Sleep&Surgeon (NCT06213246)
- Testing
- Sleep Hygiene Strategies
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- I.R.C.C.S Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio
Burnout, Professional
Understanding Performance: Enhancing Recovery as Surgeons
Reliably achieving peak performance requires balancing the strain of the prior day with sufficient recovery to be ready for the next day.
- Trial name
- ERAS (NCT05029674)
- Testing
- Whoop
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Urinary Retention
Optimal Management of Urinary Catheter in Gyn Onc
This is a combined retrospective observational study that will collect data on urinary catheter removal of patients who underwent pelvic surgery by a gynecologic oncologist to assess timing safety and its implications in…
- Trial name
- NCT05538273
- Testing
- Early removal of urinary catheter postoperatively, Late removal of urinary catheter postoperatively
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- WellSpan Health
Focus of Study: Surgeons' Non-technical Skills
Evaluation of a Rating Tool for Measuring General Surgeons' Non-technical Performance in the Operating Room
The operating room, OR, is a high-tech and complex domain in which clinicians' possession of clinical knowledge and good technical skills are essential, but not sufficient.
- Trial name
- NCT01562054
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Herlev Hospital
Healthy Volunteer
OrthoEvidence Trial Assessing Japanese Knowledge Updates
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to clarify whether providing translated evidence summary (Advanced Clinical Evidence (ACE) reports from OrthoEvidence) will increase the access to the summary compared to…
- Trial name
- OTAKU (NCT05250622)
- Testing
- Japanese-translated evidence summaries (Advanced Clinical Evidence report from OrthoEvidence), English evidence summaries (Advanced Clinical Evidence report from OrthoEvidence)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Dental Surgeon
Influence of the COVId-19 Pandemic on the STRESS of Dental Surgeons (COVISTRESS - Dental Surgery)
Coronavirus has caused containment of more than half of the world's population and a major and rapid reorganization of clinical and support services.
- Trial name
- NCT04541472
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Effect of Training
Bournemouth University Resilience Training for Surgeons
The challenges that characterise surgical practice may result in a myriad of stressors that impact upon the personal and professional lives of surgeons.
- Trial name
- BURTS (NCT03759795)
- Testing
- ACTr (Acceptance and Commitment Training)
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bournemouth University
Musculoskeletal Pain, Musculoskeletal Strain
Surgeon Ergonomics in Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Vs Standard Laparoscopic Surgery
Musculoskeletal injuries amongst surgeons are prevalent. This project will determine whether Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic surgery (RALS) offers superior benefits to surgeon's musculoskeletal health than standard laparoscopic…
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Pain, Musculoskeletal Strain, Fatigue; Muscle, Heart, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- MURALS (NCT04477746)
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lancaster University
Other Surgical Procedures
Objective Assessment of Technical Skills in Cardiothoracic Surgery
The goal of this research study is to develop a method of rating videos of CAB procedures that will produce a reliable assessment of a cardiothoracic surgical trainee's technical proficiency.
- Trial name
- NCT01433029
- Testing
- Surgical Video Assessments, Video Recording of CAB
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Ethics, Narrative
Current Status of Porcine Derived Products in Surgery
Porcine derived products are being used as biological grafts in mainly in orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, cardiovascular surgery and general surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT04664452
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara University
Conformity, Social
Impact of Behavioral Compliance Between Residents and Surgeons
This study aims to evaluate the influence of perceived peer performance on the clinical skill of trocar placement during laparoscopic cholecystectomy among surgeons and surgical residents.
- Trial name
- CONF1 (NCT06664216)
- Testing
- incorrect trocar placement marks.
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades de Cabeza y Cuello
Surgeons, Surgical Procedure, Unspecified
Improving Surgical Communication for Patients in Wisconsin
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a new training program to support communication between surgeons and their patients. The goal of the training program is to help patients get the information they need to make treatment…
- Trial name
- NCT06647303
- Testing
- Training on communication framework, Focus Group, Surveys
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 580 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Health Personnel Attitude, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
A Survey to Assess Knowledge, Attitudes & Practices in Surgeons With Regards to Breast Conservation Surgery & Mastectomy
With increasing evidence the management of breast cancer surgery has seen a paradigm shift towards breast conservation, heralding an era of oncoplastic breast surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT04799951
- Testing
- a survey questionnaire to find knowledge, attitude and practices in treatment of breast cancer.
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tata Memorial Centre
Gynecologic Laparoscopic Surgery
Intrathecal Mg in Gynecologic Laparoscopic Surgeries.
The investigators aim to investigate the differences between intrathecal Bupivacaine + Mg sulfate in spinal anesthesia versus Bupivacaine on surgeon satisfaction and postoperative pain in gynecologic laparoscopic surgeries.
- Trial name
- NCT02671227
- Testing
- intrathecal Mg sulfate., intrathecal bupivacaine 15 mg.
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Osteoarthritis, Total Knee Replacement
Adductor Canal Block
The investigators aim to investigate whether the addition of a surgeon-administered adductor canal blockade to a multimodal periarticular injection cocktail provides additional pain relief for patients undergoing total knee…
- Trial name
- NCT04513145
- Testing
- Ropivacaine injection, Saline Injection, Total Knee Arthroplasty
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- OrthoCarolina Research Institute, Inc.
Cognition and Attention in Surgeons and Nurses
The Test-retest Effect of the "d2 Test of Attention".
The "d2 test of attention" has been used in studies regarding sleep deprivation due to night shifts in hospital staff, in order to determine whether sleep deprivation has an impact on performance.
- Trial name
- NCT01791348
- Testing
- d2 test of attention
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Herlev Hospital
Pain, Joint, Pain, Procedural
Saphenous Nerve Block for Partial Meniscectomy
Partial meniscectomy and meniscus repair are two of the most common orthopedic surgery procedures. As these procedures are being increasingly performed in ambulatory surgical centers, there has been a shift towards providing…
- Conditions
- Pain, Joint, Pain, Procedural, Meniscectomy
- Trial name
- NCT04717609
- Testing
- Saphenous Nerve Block, Ropivacaine injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rothman Institute Orthopaedics