Effect of Motorized Cryotherapy on Early Effusion, Swelling, and Pain After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Hanyang University Seoul Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cryotherapy Effect

Treatments: Device: Motorized cryotherapy; Device: Classical cryotherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04222933

Hanyang university cryo

Details and patient eligibility

About

To test the efficacy of motorized cryotherapy on early effusion, and pain after ACL reconstruction

Full description

To test the efficacy of motorized cryotherapy on early effusion, and pain after ACL reconstruction compared to classical ice bagging

Enrollment: 56 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Acute ACL ruptured patient

Exclusion criteria

• Combined meniscal injury requiring surgery
• Combined ligament injury requiring surgery
• Combined chondral injury requiring surgery
• Previous surgery history on corresponding knee
• Allergic to cold

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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56 participants in 2 patient groups

Motorized cryotherapy

Experimental group

Description:

Application of motorized cryotherapy after ACL reconstruction for 6 postoperative days

Treatment:

Device: Motorized cryotherapy

Classical cryotherapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Application of ice bags for 6 postoperative days

Treatment:

Device: Classical cryotherapy