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Surgeon Core-strengthening Program as a Modifier for Exertion Associated With Vaginal Surgery

Description

Work-related musculoskeletal pain and injury is a growing concern in surgery. Vaginal surgery has unique ergonomic risks, but no studies have addressed the potential for an exercise regimen to reduce physical strain by vaginal surgeons

Conditions

Musculoskeletal PainMusculoskeletal Injury
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Study Details

Study overview

Work-related musculoskeletal pain and injury is a growing concern in surgery. Vaginal surgery has unique ergonomic risks, but no studies have addressed the potential for an exercise regimen to reduce physical strain by vaginal surgeons

Surgeon Core-strengthening Program as a Modifier for Exertion Associated With Vaginal Surgery: the SCORE Randomized Controlled Trial

Surgeon Core-strengthening Program as a Modifier for Exertion Associated With Vaginal Surgery

Condition
Musculoskeletal Pain
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Maywood

Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, United States, 60153

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Actively in physical therapy
  • 2. Joint surgery or joint injury within last 12 weeks
  • 3. Pregnant
  • 4. Less than 6 weeks postpartum
  • 1. Vaginal surgery \<2 hours in length
  • 2. Non-prolapse vaginal surgery

Ages Eligible for Study

to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Loyola University,

Marian Acevedo-Alvarez, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Loyola Medical Center

Study Record Dates

2025-12-15