Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01472913
Fibrin Sealant in Bilateral Simultaneous Total Knee Arthroplasty With Focus on Blood Loss, Pain, Swelling and Strength
Fibrin Sealant in Bilateral Simultaneous Total Knee Arthroplasty. A Prospective Randomised Double-blinded Study Focus in on: Blood Loss, Pain, ROM, Swelling and Strength
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 48 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Hvidovre University Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to measure the effect of fibrin sealant on reducing blood loss, pain and swelling when operated for bilateral total knee arthroplasty. Likewise the effect on Range Of Movement (ROM) and strength is examined.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | Fibrin sealant | Fibrin sealant is applied on the surfaces of bone and soft tissue of surgery after placement of the prothesis due to the randomised knee. |
| DRUG | Saline water | Same procedure to the opposite knee (the same patient) performed with sprayed saline water (placebo). |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2010-08-01
- Primary completion
- 2013-08-01
- Completion
- 2013-09-01
- First posted
- 2011-11-17
- Last updated
- 2015-04-22
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Denmark
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01472913. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.