Closed Suction Drainage in Shoulder Arthroplasty

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Conditions studied: Osteoarthritis

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine the limited effectiveness of drains during Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Drains are used during joint arthroplasty procedures to decrease infection rates, swelling,and the number of dressing changes required during a hospital stay. The use of drains has been heavily investigated in the hip and knee replacement literature, but there have been no investigations regarding their use in shoulder replacements, despite frequent use. Clinical benefit has not been consistently documented regarding drain usage in hip and knee arthroplasty and the investigators hypothesize that they are of limited utility in total shoulder arthroplasty as well. The investigators will perform a prospective investigation of total shoulder arthroplasty patients- dividing them into two groups- half will receive a drain at the time of surgery and the other half will not be receiving a drain.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02767453

Run by

Columbia University

People needed

100

Starts

2015-01-01

Expected to finish

2019-01-24

Last updated by the study team

2019-03-27

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients diagnosed with Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis undergoing total shoulder arthroplasty

You may not qualify if…

• Patients undergoing total shoulder arthroplasty following trauma, failed prior surgery/revision or infection

Where it is running

• Columbia University medical Center — New York, New York, United States

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