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Knee Joint Icing and Knee-extension Strength (IS)

This study has been terminated.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Lundbeck Foundation
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Bente Holm, Hvidovre University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01249612
First received: November 23, 2010
Last updated: July 18, 2012
Last verified: July 2012
History of Changes

November 23, 2010
July 18, 2012
April 2010
November 2010   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Knee-extension strength [ Time Frame: In the first week after surgery patients are measured on two days: One day before and after active (knee icing) treatment and one day before and after control (elbow icing) treatment ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Maximal knee-extension strength is measured using a hand-held dynamometer
Same as current
Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01249612 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
Knee pain [ Time Frame: In the first week after surgery patients are measured on two days: One day before and after active (knee icing) treatment and one day before and after control (elbow icing) treatment ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Knee pain was quantified by using The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) at rest and during active measurements.
Same as current
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Knee Joint Icing and Knee-extension Strength
No Effect of Knee Joint Icing on Knee-extension Strength After Total Knee Arthroplasty. A Randomized Cross-over Study

With this study the investigators wish to (1) investigate the acute effect of knee joint icing on knee-extension strength shortly after total knee arthroplasty (TKA); and (2) investigate the acute effect of knee joint icing on knee pain, knee joint circumference and functional performance shortly after TKA.

As knee joint icing had no acute effect on knee-extension strength in the present study, prolonged icing may have an effect on one or more of the parameters, and further studies are needed to determine the potential beneficial effects of cooling after TKA.
Interventional
Phase 1
Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Arthroplasty
  • Other: Thermotherapy
    Knee joint icing
    Other Name: Cryotherapy
  • Other: Thermotherapy
    Elbow joint icing
    Other Name: Cryotherapy
  • Placebo Comparator: Control treatment
    Elbow joint icing using two plastic bags with crushed ice
    Intervention: Other: Thermotherapy
  • Active Comparator: Active treatment
    Knee joint icing using two plastic bags with crushed ice
    Intervention: Other: Thermotherapy
Holm B, Husted H, Kehlet H, Bandholm T. Effect of knee joint icing on knee extension strength and knee pain early after total knee arthroplasty: a randomized cross-over study. Clin Rehabil. 2012 Aug;26(8):716-23. Epub 2012 Jan 19.

*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Terminated
20
December 2010
November 2010   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion Criteria:

  • primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty

Exclusion Criteria:

  • inability to speak and understand Danish
  • inability to perform the measurements due to other diseases
Both
18 Years and older
No
Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Denmark
 
NCT01249612
(H-A-2008-063, nr. 24100, TKA-BH3
No
Bente Holm, Hvidovre University Hospital
Hvidovre University Hospital
Lundbeck Foundation
Principal Investigator: Bente Holm, MSc Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital at Hvidovre, Kettegaard Alle 30, DK-2650 Hvidovre, Denmark
Hvidovre University Hospital
July 2012

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