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Use of the LRU Pillow in the Acute Setting Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

NCT01814033 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2015-10-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The Null Hypothesis is that there is no significant change in range of motion (ROM), pain, or function for a group of patients following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) who use the LRU pillow as compared to a control group of total knee arthroplasty patients who do not use the pillow.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Experimental: LRU Pillow

Foam wedge with a trough for positioning of the lower leg in an elevated position.

OTHER

Control Group

Standard bed pillows placed under the lower leg to facilitate elevation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Newton-Wellesley Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Theresa J Gustus, PT, DPT, MS · Newton-Wellesley Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-11-30
Primary Completion
2016-02-29
Completion
2016-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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