Effect of cryo- and compression therapy after Total Knee and Unicompartmental Arthroplasty, A Randomised Controlled Trial*
Recruiting
- Conditions
- total knee replacement and partial knee replacement10005944
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON53761
- Lead Sponsor
- Martini Ziekenhuis
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 208
Inclusion Criteria
In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all
of the following criteria:
- Patients scheduled for a primary TKA or UKA in the Martini Hospital.
- age >= 18 years
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion criteria are:
- per-operative switch from UKA to TKA (only for the UKA patients),
- revision TKA implant (only for the TKA patients),
- rheumatoid arthritis,
- other co-morbidities on which cooling may have a negative effect on (based on
judgement of the orthopaedic surgeon),
- inability to read and understand the Dutch language.
Because the cool pack needs to be cooled in a freezer, it is required that a
patient or the nursing home has a freezer that can be used.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The primary endpoint is the 11-point NRS pain scale will be used to rate the<br /><br>perceived pain at rest (where 0 indicates no pain and 10 indicates extreme<br /><br>pain) 6 weeks postoperatively. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method