Manual Lymphatic Drainage Before and After Total Knee Replacement, a Single-center Observer-blinded Randomized Controlled Trial
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Knee OsteoarthritisRehabilitationManual Lymphatic DrainageTotal Knee ArthroplastyMLD
- Registration Number
- NCT05119764
- Lead Sponsor
- Moritz Wagner
- Brief Summary
The aim of this observer-blinded randomized controlled trial is the evaluation of the influence of manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) on the outcome of patients receiving total knee replacement (TKA).
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 112
Inclusion Criteria
- Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)
Exclusion Criteria
- Venous insufficiency
- BMI > 38
- Vascular disease
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Knee Pain Change in pain weeks before the operation to one year after the operation Visual analogue scale from 0 to 10 on the average level of knee pain in the last 24 hours.
Volume Change in swelling weeks before the operation to one year after the operation The swelling/volume is calculated through measurements of the circumference at 7 distinct points of the leg. The unit is \[mm\].
Function Change in ROM weeks before the operation to one year after the operation Knee range of motion (ROM), active and passive. The unit is \[degrees\]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Subjective patient reported outcome Before the operation, five days after the operation and one year after the operation WOMAC Score (Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index)
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
BKH St. Johann in Tirol
🇦🇹Sankt Johann In Tirol, Tyrol, Austria
BKH St. Johann in Tirol🇦🇹Sankt Johann In Tirol, Tyrol, Austria