A randomised clinical trial to compare the AV impulse foot pump with low molecular weight Heparin in the prevention of deep vein thrombosis after total knee replacement
Completed
- Conditions
- Total knee replacementSurgery
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN51028168
- Lead Sponsor
- HS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 229
Inclusion Criteria
Patients scheduled for unilateral primary total knee replacement at the Avon Orthopaedic Centre.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Refusal of consent
2. Long-term warfarin therapy for pre-existing cardiac or cerebral disease
3. A bleeding tendency
4. Painful joints or wounds in the feet which would preclude the use of the foot pump
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method