Outcomes Following Suction Drain and Non-suction Drain Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Osteoarthritis, Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty

In brief

This randomized controlled trial is designed to determine the effect of suction drain usage on the reduction of postoperative swelling following total knee replacement. Furthermore, this study will determine the relationship between postoperative swelling and quadriceps muscle function. This study will be performed in a cohort of patients undergoing bilateral total knee replacement and the suction intra-articular drain will be randomized to one of the two operative knees prior to surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02693457

Run by

Colorado Joint Replacement

People needed

29

Starts

2016-02-01

Expected to finish

2017-12-29

Last updated by the study team

2018-07-17

Who can join

Age: any, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age ≤ 70 years
• Undergoing bilateral, simultaneous, primary knee replacements

You may not qualify if…

• neurological, vascular or cardiac problems that limit function
• unstable orthopedic conditions that limit functional performance
• previous history of inflammatory arthritis or other inflammatory systemic conditions
• previous history of deep vein thrombosis in either lower extremity
• lymphedema or other conditions that lead to lower extremity edema that may influence the outcomes of the study.

Where it is running

• Colorado Joint Replacement — Denver, Colorado, United States

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