Effectiveness Comparison Between Continuous Cryotherapy and Ice Pack Therapy After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery

University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City (UMC)

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3; Phase 2

Conditions: Postoperative Pain, Acute; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; Cryotherapy Effect

Treatments: Procedure: Continuous compression cryotherapy; Procedure: Conventional ice treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06629285

UMCHoChiMinh

Details and patient eligibility

About

A randomized controlled trial study conducted by comparing the VAS score, swelling condition, knee ROM and patient's satisfactory score between applying ice pack cold therapy and applying continuous compressive cryotherapy in a postoperative three-day period of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery patients.

Enrollment: 72 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Having anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
• Agree to be enrolled in study

Exclusion criteria

• Complex knee injury
• Raynard's disease
• Sensitive to low temperature
• Do not want to use cryotherapy
• Have vascular disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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72 participants in 2 patient groups

Conventional ice treatment

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Conventional ice treatment

Continuous compression cryotherapy

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: Continuous compression cryotherapy