CompletedNot Applicable

Manual Lymphatic Drainage Before and After Total Knee Replacement, a Single-center Observer-blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

Austria112 participantsStarted 2021-03-01

Plain-language summary

The aim of this observer-blinded randomized controlled trial is the evaluation of the influence of manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) on the outcome of patients receiving total knee replacement (TKA).

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) Exclusion Criteria: * Venous insufficiency * BMI \> 38 * Vascular disease

What they're measuring

Volume

Timeframe: Change in swelling weeks before the operation to one year after the operation

Function

Timeframe: Change in ROM weeks before the operation to one year after the operation

Knee Pain

Timeframe: Change in pain weeks before the operation to one year after the operation

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05119764

SponsorMoritz Wagner

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-02-01

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