Status:
UNKNOWN
Pulsed Shortwave Therapy Adjunct Pain and Recovery in Total Knee Replacement
Lead Sponsor:
BioElectronics Corporation
Conditions:
Total Knee Arthroplasty
Eligibility:
All Genders
50-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This clinical study is designed to assesses the benefit of adding pulsed shortwave therapy to the postoperative pain and recovery protocol following total knee replacement. Pulsed shortwave therapy is...
Detailed Description
Despite the recent advances in the understanding of pain mechanisms and the introduction of new drugs and new techniques in the postoperative management, pain after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is st...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Meet the diagnostic criteria for knee osteoarthritis;
- Planned spinal anesthesia; American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-II;
- Scheduled for unilateral TKA;
- Patients aged 50 to 80 years old.
- Willingness to give written informed consent and willingness to participate in and comply with the study.
Exclusion
- Unwillingness of the patient;
- Presence of neuropathic pain or sensory disorders in the leg to be operated on;
- Intolerance to the study drugs;
- Failure of spinal anesthesia;
- Previous major knee surgery, re-operation or trauma to the knee within the study period.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 15 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 15 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03395444
Start Date
December 15 2017
End Date
March 15 2019
Last Update
June 8 2018
Active Locations (1)
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New Mazloum Hospital
Tripoli, Lebanon