The Need for Compression Bandage Following Total Knee Arthroplasty A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial Conducted in Simultaneous Bilateral Total Knee Replacements

Rothman Institute Orthopaedics

Status: Completed

Conditions: Osteo Arthritis Knee

Treatments: Device: Compression bandage; Device: Gauze dressing

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03521869

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Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate if applying a compression bandage on the leg alters early outcome following TKA.

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate leg swelling by measuring leg circumference following simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with and without the application of compression bandage.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All patients receiving elective simultaneous bilateral primary total knee arthroplasty, treated by Rothman physicians at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital or Rothman Specialty Hospital.

Exclusion criteria

• Previous venous thromboembolic event.
• Lymph edema in one or both legs.
• BMI > 40
• Prior surgery (other than arthroscopy)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Compression bandage group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: Compression bandage

Standard gauze group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: Gauze dressing