AI watches Surgeons' every move to stop chronic pain
NCT ID NCT06576570
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study uses artificial intelligence to analyze video recordings of surgeons during operations, identifying risky postures that can lead to muscle and joint pain. Researchers will then give surgeons a short educational session and video feedback to see if it helps them move more safely. The goal is to reduce work-related injuries among surgical teams.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Education presentation and video feedback on surgical ergonomics
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to simple training programs that help surgeons avoid pain and injury from poor posture during operations.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to all surgeons. The intervention is brief education, which may not change long-term habits.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: • Any general surgery operative case by a surgeon from the Division of Acute Care Surgery. These cases will be conducted in what has been designated as the "Acute Care Surgery OR" for the day. Exclusion Criteria: * Any operative case in which the surgical attending or resident has not signed informed consent to record this individual during the case. * Any operative case that the surgical attending feels is inappropriate for video recording or when filming could interfere with surgical procedures
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UF Health Shands Hospital at the University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, 32610, United States
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UF Health at Shands Hospital
Gainesville, Florida, 32610, United States
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