Use of Patient Abdominal Compression Device Reduces Staff Musculoskeletal Pain Associated With Supporting Colonoscopy: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders occur frequently among the endoscopy staff, and patient-handling duties involved with colonoscopy-applying manual pressure and repositioning patients-are particularly physically demanding. This study explored whether the use of a lower abdominal compression device (ColoWrap), previously shown to reduce the need for manual pressure and patient repositioning, would diminish the frequency of staff-reported musculoskeletal pain. A randomized, blinded, sham-controlled clinical trial was performed at the University of North Carolina Hospitals. Three hundred fifty patients had either ColoWrap or a sham device applied before colonoscopy. The primary outcome was the frequency of staff-reported musculoskeletal pain after assisting with colonoscopy. In the inten

SUBMITTER: Crockett S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8021235 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar-Apr 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature