N/A Completed N=60 Randomized Triple-blind Treatment

Manual Lymphatic Drainage Following Total Knee Arthroplasty Surgery

Knee Arthroplasty, Total

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00711711 ↗

Enrolled (actual)

Serious AEs

0.0%

Results posted

Jan 2019

Primary outcomePrimary: Bioimpedance Percentage Difference Healthy/Operated — 1.8; 0.2; 12.9; 13.7 percentage difference between limbs — p=0.51

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficiency of manual lymphatic drainage to decrease the swelling of the knee after total knee replacement surgery

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Bioimpedance Percentage Difference Healthy/Operated	1.8; 0.2; 12.9; 13.7; 41.8; 40.8	0.51
PRIMARY Lower Limb Volume Percentage Difference Operated/Healthy	1.8; 0.; 12.9; 13.7; 17.0; 15.3	0.58

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

knee replacement surgery

Exclusion Criteria

pacemaker
cardiac defibrillator
pathology of the lymphatic system
lower limb impairment which interferes with gait
neurological disease
unability to understand patient information letter or to give informed consent
unability to understand and complete questionnaires in French
contraindication to manual lymphatic drainage : thrombosis, infection, right cardiac insufficiency, active cancer
non standard knee replacement surgery
high dose anticoagulation
post surgical complication

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00711711). 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. Informational only — not medical advice.