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Manual Lymphatic Drainage Before and After Total Knee Replacement, a Single-center Observer-blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT05119764 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 112

Last updated 2023-08-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this observer-blinded randomized controlled trial is the evaluation of the influence of manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) on the outcome of patients receiving total knee replacement (TKA).

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Manual Lymphatic Drainage

Manual Lymphatic Drainage is a form of physical therapy with the primary goal of accelerating lymphatic drainage. In this study, the manual lymphatic drainage is applied by experienced physical therapists 5 days in a row for 30 minutes each; after and/or before the surgery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bezirkskrankenhaus St. Johann in Tirol

    collaborator OTHER

  • Moritz Wagner

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-03-01
Primary Completion
2023-02-01
Completion
2023-02-08

Countries

  • Austria

Study Locations

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Diseases

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