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A Prospective Study of Radiation Exposure to Surgeons

This study has been completed.

Sponsored by: Vanderbilt University
Information provided by: Vanderbilt University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00378053
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to measure the amount of radiation over a specific period of time that Orthopaedic Surgeons are exposed to while using the mini c-arm fluoroscopy machine.


Condition
Radiation Exposure

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:   Observational
Study Design:   Natural History, Cross-Sectional, Defined Population, Prospective Study
Official Title:   A Prospective Study of Radiation Exposure to Surgeons

Further study details as provided by Vanderbilt University:

Estimated Enrollment:   4
Study Start Date:   September 2006
Estimated Study Completion Date:   December 2006

Detailed Description:

The purpose of this study is to measure the amount of radiation over a specific period of time that Orthopaedic Surgeons are exposed to while using the mini c-arm fluoroscopy machine. The amount of radiation that the Surgeons will be exposed to will be recorded by a ring dosimeter located on the Surgeons' hand, and two badge dosimeters (one above the scrub collar, and one underneath a lead gown at waist level).

  Eligibility
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes

Criteria

This study will only enroll the Surgeons of the Vanderbilt Hand and Upper Extremity Center. There will be no inclusion/exclusion criteria for the type of surgery that will be monitored, nor the patients that are having surgery. If a mini c-arm fluoroscopy is used the amount of radiation received by the Surgeon's hand for that surgery will be monitored by a gas-sterilized radiation ring dosimeter. The amount of scatter radiation the Surgeon will be exposed to will be recorded by a badge dosimeter located on the Surgeon's scrub collar, and one badge dosimeter that will be located under the required lead gown worn by the Surgeon.

  Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00378053

Locations
United States, Tennessee
Vanderbilt University Medical Center- Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Institute    
      Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232-8828

Sponsors and Collaborators
Vanderbilt University

Investigators
Principal Investigator:     Donald H Lee, M.D.     VUMC    
  More Information


Study ID Numbers:   060829
First Received:   September 18, 2006
Last Updated:   August 14, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:   NCT00378053
Health Authority:   United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Vanderbilt University:
Radiation  
Exposure  
Hand  
Orthopaedic  
Surgeons  

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 17, 2008




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