NCT01389089

Effective Treatment of Posttraumatic and Postoperative Edema

Effective Treatment of Posttraumatic and Postoperative Edema in Patients With Ankle- and Hindfoot Fractures. A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Multi-layer Compression Therapy and A-V Impulse Compression to the Standard Treatment With Ice

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 64 (actual)
• Sponsor: Luzerner Kantonsspital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Edema control after ankle- and hindfoot fractures is important. Multi-layer compression bandages or A-V Impulse compression may are more effective in reducing edema than ice.

Detailed description

After ankle- and hindfoot fractures, edema has a major impact on the time point of surgical intervention and may increases the risk of wound complications and infection postoperatively. Effective treatment of edema, therefore, is of great importance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the multi-layer compression therapy and of the A-V Impulse compression (AVI) in reducing ankle- and hindfoot edema as compared to the standard treatment with ice.

Conditions

• Edema

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	ice gel pack	ice gel pack combined with elevation
OTHER	Multi-layer compression bandage	Application of a multi-layer compression bandage to the foot and lower limb (two layers of wool followed by several layers of a short stretch bandage).
DEVICE	A-V Impulse compression	A-V Impulse compression dosage: 130mmHg exerted to the sole of the foot for one second, every twenty second.

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-01-01
• Primary completion: 2009-01-01
• Completion: 2010-01-01
• First posted: 2011-07-07
• Last updated: 2023-10-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland