Cooling of the Knee After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
AgeNot listed
SponsorClinical Center of Vojvodina
About this trial
This study investigates whether cooling the knee after total knee replacement surgery can reduce pain and improve early recovery. After surgery, patients are randomly assigned to one of three groups: cooling with a liquid cooling bandage, cooling with an ice pack, or standard postoperative care without cooling. Cooling begins 24 hours after surgery and continues for two weeks. Pain levels, use of pain medication, blood values, knee swelling, knee movement, and length of hospital stay are recorded. The goal is to determine whether postoperative knee cooling provides additional benefits compared with standard care.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
• Adults undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty
Use of a primary knee prosthesis of identical design in all patients
Body mass index (BMI) < 35 kg/m²
Ability to understand the study protocol and comply with postoperative instructions
Disqualifiers
• Unregulated or poorly controlled diabetes mellitus
Rheumatoid arthritis or other inflammatory arthropathies
Presence of mental disease impairing cooperation or protocol adherence
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Cool Down Liquid with Bandage ( CoolDown, CH)
- Ice package cooling system
- Standard Postoperative Protocol Without Cooling
Treatment groups
99 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsLocations
Sponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov