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Fibrin Sealant in Bilateral Simultaneous Total Knee Arthroplasty With Focus on Blood Loss, Pain, Swelling and Strength

NCT01472913 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2015-04-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to measure the effect of fibrin sealant on reducing blood loss, pain and swelling when operated for bilateral total knee arthroplasty. Likewise the effect on Range Of Movement (ROM) and strength is examined.

Conditions

  • Blood Loss

Interventions

DRUG

Fibrin sealant

Fibrin sealant is applied on the surfaces of bone and soft tissue of surgery after placement of the prothesis due to the randomised knee.

DRUG

Saline water

Same procedure to the opposite knee (the same patient) performed with sprayed saline water (placebo).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hvidovre University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Christian Skovgaard Nielsen, M.D · Hvidovre University Hospital

  • Henrik Husted, M.D. · Hvidovre University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-08-31
Primary Completion
2013-08-31
Completion
2013-09-30

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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