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N/A N=49 Randomized Supportive Care

Compression and Cold Therapy on the Post-Operative Shoulder

Postoperative Pain · Shoulder Pain

Enrolled (actual)
49
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Sep 2015
Primary outcome: Primary: Patient Reported Pain on Day 0 — 30.2; 24.2 Visual Analog Score (0-100)

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Cold Compression (CC) (Device); Ice Wrap (IW) (Other)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
University of Colorado, Denver
Primary completion
Dec 2014

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Patient Reported Pain on Day 0
30.2; 24.2
PRIMARY
Patient Reported Pain on Day 1
38.8; 47.4
PRIMARY
Patient Reported Pain on Day 2
34.5; 36.5
PRIMARY
Patient Reported Pain on Day 3
30.1; 33.2
PRIMARY
Patient Reported Pain on Day 4
30.6; 33.5
PRIMARY
Patient Reported Pain on Day 5
23.4; 28.0
PRIMARY
Patient Reported Pain on Day 6
27.3; 26.0
PRIMARY
Patient Reported Pain on Day 7
24.8; 23.0
SECONDARY
Use of Pain Medication on Day 1
38.6; 37.3
SECONDARY
Use of Pain Medication on Day 2
38.0; 33.2
SECONDARY
Use of Pain Medication on Day 3
30.5; 28.9
SECONDARY
Use of Pain Medication on Day 4
22.8; 14.3
SECONDARY
Use of Pain Medication on Day 5
18.9; 11.0
SECONDARY
Use of Pain Medication on Day 6
18.1; 7.7
SECONDARY
Use of Pain Medication on Day 7
11.8; 6.3

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare clinical post-operative outcomes for patients using active cooling and compression device and those using ice bags and elastic wrap after acromioplasty or arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patient has undergone unilateral Rotator cuff repair or Acromioplasty
  • Willing to sign a consent form
  • Able to follow study procedures

Exclusion Criteria

  • Non-ambulatory
  • Participation in concurrent investigational protocol
  • Any bleeding coagulopathies
  • Raynaud's disease or other vasospastic hypersensitivity or circulatory syndromes
  • Hypertension (due to secondary vasoconstriction)
  • Compromised local circulation (including localized compromise due to multiple surgical procedures)
  • A history of vascular impairment (such as frostbite or arterial sclerosis)
  • Cold allergy (cold urticaria) or prior adverse reactions to cold application
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Local limb ischemia
  • Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria
  • Cryoglobulinemia or any disease that produces a marked cold pressor response
  • Inflammatory phlebitis
  • Acute inflammations of the veins (thrombophlebitis)
  • Decompensated cardiac insufficiency
  • Arterial dysregulation
  • Erysipelas
  • Deep acute venal thrombosis (phlebothrombosis)
  • Carcinoma and carcinoma metastasis in the affected extremity
  • Decompensated hypertonia
  • Pulmonary embolisms
  • Congestive heart failure
  • Pulmonary edema
  • Suspected deep vein thrombosis
  • Acute inflammatory skin diseases
  • Infection
  • Venous or arterial occlusive disease
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00703729). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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