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A Study on Knee Immobilization and Pain Levels After an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction Surgery

NCT00338663 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 88

Last updated 2007-08-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine if there is difference in immediate postoperative pain levels (48 hours) between patients who wear a knee immobilizer splint compared to patients who do not wear a knee immobilizer splint after an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery.

Conditions

  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Interventions

DEVICE

knee immobilization splint

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • LifeMark Health

    collaborator OTHER

  • Calgary Orthopaedic Research and Education Fund

    collaborator OTHER

  • LifeMark Health Research Group

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Laurie A Hiemstra, MD, PhD · LifeMark Health Research Group

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-05-31
Completion
2007-04-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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