Impact of Blood Flow Restriction and Electrical Stimulation on Postoperative Muscle Atrophy and Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty

University Hospital Bonn (UKB)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Osteoarthritis Knees

Treatments: Other: Sham-BFR + EMS; Other: BFR + EMS

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06944808

2023_B

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study investigate the impact of Blood Flow Restriction Training and Electrostimulation Training on postoperative muscle atrophy and pain after elective total knee arthroplasty.

Full description

The present study invesigate the impact of passive blood flow restriction training and/or electrical stimulation training on postoperative muscle atrophy and pain after elective total knee arthroplasty.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Indication for elective total knee arthroplasty
• Understanding of the study and ability for informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Open wounds of the lower extremities
• Stents or bypasses on the location of pressure application
• Sickle Cell Anemia

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Sham-BFR + Electrical Stimulation

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients received a daily postoperative passive therapy with a sham-BFR intervention (20mmHg) and electrical stimulation of the M. vastus laterals and mediales.

Treatment:

Other: Sham-BFR + EMS

BFR + Electrical Stimulation

Experimental group

Description:

Patients received a daily postoperative passive therapy with a BFR intervention (80% of the individual LOP) and electrical stimulation of the M. vastus laterals and mediales.

Treatment:

Other: BFR + EMS