Interferential Current Therapy After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Ege University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Total Knee Arthroplasty

Treatments: Device: Sham Interferential Current; Device: Interferential Current

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03542981

TKP35IF

Details and patient eligibility

About

Interferential current is widely used as a popular treatment in painful musculoskeletal disorders. And total knee arthroplasty patients present with extreme pain immediately after surgery. So this study is aimed to investigate the effectiveness of interferential current implementation following total knee arthroplasty surgery. In this study interferential current compared with sham interferential current . Patients were assessed with pain, range of motion , edema and the amount of used paracetamol.

Full description

A total of 132 patients ranging in 60-85 years who were undergoing their first total knee arthroplasty due to knee OA were recruited into a randomized, double-blind, prospective and controlled study. Participants were recruited at the Orthopedics and Traumatology inpatient clinic. The patients were seen postoperative first day and were assigned to receive either interferential current or sham interferential current by block randomization. After the procedure was explained to each subject, interferential current treatment was applied 2 times for 5 days, each treatment was continued approximately 30 minutes. Four electrodes were used to deliver quadripolar interferential current Subjects were told that in order to produce an effect, the intensity of the stimulator must be maintained at a "strong but comfortable level" at all times. The sham interferential current treatment consisted of the placement of the same pads for the same time but no electrical stimulation was applied to the probes. At the same time, all patients received standard postoperatively rehabilitation program. Patients were assessed with pain, range of motion , edema and the amount of used paracetamol.

Enrollment: 113 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

•Patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty surgery

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who had experienced of any electrotherapy prior to the TKA to be sure blinding of therapy
• Patients who had history of any contraindication for electrotherapy
• Patients who had chronic pain rather than knee OA
• Patients who had experienced a known or suspected joint infection or a specific condition (ie, peripheral or central nervous system lesions, neoplasm, diabetes mellitus, osteonecrosis, recent trauma and pacemaker)
• Patients who had history of stroke, central nervous disease, mental impairment or poor general health status that would interfere with functional assessments during the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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113 participants in 2 patient groups

Interferential Current Treatment

Active Comparator group

Description:

Interferential Current group received interferential current treatment 30 minutes, 2 times a day for 5 days after the surgery.

Treatment:

Device: Interferential Current

Sham Interferential Current Treatment

Sham Comparator group

Description:

In the sham interferential Current treatment, no electrical stimulation was applied to the probes with the same pads for the same time.

Treatment:

Device: Sham Interferential Current