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Patient Handling Techniques and New Technology for Health Care Workers

NCT06285786 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2024-02-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Patient handling is a major risk-factor for the development of musculoskeletal injuries in healthcare providers. To have a significant impact on injury reduction related to patient handling will require the incorporation of technology. This project is to investigate a piece of technology that has been designed to facilitate in-bed patient handling: The Vendlet.

The purpose of this research project is to assess the ability of the Vendlet system outfitted on a Span-America Medical Systems (SAMS) bed to reduce the physical load on healthcare providers performing patient handling tasks. This evidence-based outcomes will be used to support the mitigation of the Vendlet from the European market into the Canadian market. The SAMS bed is currently available in North America and has several adjustable features to support patient transfer activities.

The project will provide a biomechanical comparison of commonly used patient handling techniques performed using a SAMS bed outfitted with and without a Vendlet patient transfer device. This Vendlet technology has the potential to significantly reduce the musculoskeletal and joint strain of healthcare providers while handling patients.

Conditions

  • Work-related Injury

Interventions

OTHER

Ergonomic Training on Patient Handling Techniques

Each participant will receive an ergonomic training on proper patient handling technique, adhering to the appropriate program to use with the SAMS bed and the Vendlet between session 1 \& 2. In small groups of 6-10 participants, a healthcare ergonomist (M. Leger) will be responsible to demonstrate, instruct and evaluate each participant on all 4 techniques on the SAMS bed. Each participant will have multiple opportunities to demonstrate their skills. In the same session, each participant will also receive proper training from a specialized occupational therapist on how to use the Vendlet. Each participant will have multiple opportunities to demonstrate their skills. After completing the intervention, each participant will be prepared to participate in the post-intervention data collection session in the laboratory.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of New Brunswick

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dr. Wayne J Albert, PhD., Doctorate · University of New Brunswick

  • Dre. Michelle Cardoso, PhD, Doctorate · Universite de Moncton

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
17 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-09-20
Primary Completion
2024-03-15
Completion
2024-04-20

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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