Effectiveness Comparison Between Continuous Cryotherapy and Ice Pack Therapy After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery
Phase 2
Completed
- Conditions
- Postoperative Pain, AcuteAnterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesCryotherapy Effect
- Interventions
- Procedure: Conventional ice treatmentProcedure: Continuous compression cryotherapy
- Registration Number
- NCT06629285
- Lead Sponsor
- University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City (UMC)
- Brief Summary
A randomized controlled trial study conducted by comparing the VAS score, swelling condition, knee ROM and patient's satisfactory score between applying ice pack cold therapy and applying continuous compressive cryotherapy in a postoperative three-day period of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery patients.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 72
Inclusion Criteria
- Having anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
- Agree to be enrolled in study
Exclusion Criteria
- Complex knee injury
- Raynard's disease
- Sensitive to low temperature
- Do not want to use cryotherapy
- Have vascular disease
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Conventional ice treatment Conventional ice treatment - Continuous compression cryotherapy Continuous compression cryotherapy -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Visual Analog Scale 3 days postoperative Compare postoperative Pain score
Knee effusion 3 days postoperative Compare knee swelling rate
Knee range of motion 3 days postoperative Range of motion in knee postoperatively
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
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Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University Medical Center, Ho Chi Minh city
🇻🇳Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam