Status:
COMPLETED
Manual Lymphatic Drainage Following Total Knee Arthroplasty Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
Haute Ecole de Santé Vaud
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland
University of Lausanne Hospitals
Conditions:
Knee Arthroplasty, Total
Eligibility:
All Genders
16+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficiency of manual lymphatic drainage to decrease the swelling of the knee after total knee replacement surgery
Detailed Description
Background There is scientific evidence that rehabilitation has a positive influence on patients'recovery after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). According to the literature, conventional rehabilitation ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- knee replacement surgery
Exclusion
- pacemaker
- cardiac defibrillator
- pathology of the lymphatic system
- lower limb impairment which interferes with gait
- neurological disease
- unability to understand patient information letter or to give informed consent
- unability to understand and complete questionnaires in French
- contraindication to manual lymphatic drainage : thrombosis, infection, right cardiac insufficiency, active cancer
- non standard knee replacement surgery
- high dose anticoagulation
- post surgical complication
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00711711
Start Date
June 1 2008
End Date
March 1 2011
Last Update
January 18 2019
Active Locations (2)
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1
Département de l'Appareil Locomoteur - CHUV
Lausanne, Switzerland, 1005
2
Haute Ecole Cantonale Vaudoise de Santé
Lausanne, Switzerland, 1011