Effects of Passive Blood-Flow-Restriction on Muscle Atrophy and Pain After Elective Total Knee Arthroplasty

University Hospital Bonn (UKB)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Osteoarthritis in the Knee

Treatments

Other: Blood Flow Restriction Training

Other: Sham-BFR

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06928181

2023_A_TKA_BFR

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study investigated the effects of passive Blood-Flow-Restriction Training after elective Total Knee Arthroplasty Surgery on Muscle Atrophy and Postoperative Pain.

Full description

This is the first study invesigating the effects of passive Blood-Flow-Restriction Training on Muscle Atrophy and Postoperative Pain after Elective Total Knee Arthroplasty Surgery.

Enrollment

20 patients

Sex

All

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

The study includes all patients with a medical indication for surgical treatment of the lower extremity (total or partial knee arthroplasty) who are eligible for either inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation.
All participating patients have signed the informed consent form for study participation as well as the data protection declaration after receiving comprehensive explanation, counseling, and information.
All patients have consented to the surgical procedure and received medical clearance for surgery from both the orthopedic and anesthesiology departments.

Exclusion criteria

Acute or chronic infections of the extremities
Open wounds on the lower extremity
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Patients who are unable to understand the patient information and study design (e.g., due to language barriers), or whose compliance is deemed insufficient by the study team