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The Effect of Cold Application on Pain Level, Edema and Drainage Amount

NCT06262022 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 78

Last updated 2024-02-15

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Summary

In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of cold application applied for 20 minutes every hour for 8 hours on the first day, second and third days after total hip arthroplasty with gel pads, on the pain level, edema and drainage amount of total hip arthroplasty patients. The main question\[s\]it aims to answer are:

* Is there a difference between the pain levels of patients in the control and cold application arms?
* Is there a difference between the knee edema of patients in the control and cold application arms?
* Is there a difference between the amount of drainage of patients in the control and cold application arms? This study was planned as a prospective, parallel, two-arm (1:1) randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Conditions

  • Cold Therapy
  • Pain, Postoperative

Interventions

OTHER

cold therapy

A cold ice pack will be applied to the patient's knee for 20 minutes every hour for three days, starting after total knee arthroplasty.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Karaman Training and Research Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-01-15
Primary Completion
2024-04-30
Completion
2024-04-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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