Electrocoagulation vs. Cold Knife Cutting in Joint Arthroplasty (Electrocoagulation vs Scalpel)

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Conditions studied: Compassion

In brief

Comparison of clinical outcomes of electrocoagulation and non-electrocoagulation techniques in total hip and knee arthroplasty surgery

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06251869

Run by

Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy

People needed

700

Starts

2024-03-15

Expected to finish

2027-02-15

Last updated by the study team

2025-05-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients who have given informed consent to the procedure
• Patients admitted over 18 years of age
• Patients with pathology requiring primary joint replacement (symptomatic gonarthrosis/coxarthrosis, Avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head , femoral neck fractures, etc)

You may not qualify if…

• Contraindications for major surgery or anaesthesia
• Patients with active infections that could interfere with outcome assessment
• Patients unable to give informed consent for psychological or cognitive reasons
• Severe medical conditions such as coagulopathies that may significantly influence outcomes
• Patients unable or unwilling to adhere to the required follow-up period
• Patients who died during the study period
• Patients with revision prosthesis operations

Where it is running

• Clinica Ortopedie-Traumatologie, Secția 2 — Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania (enrolling)

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