NCT01860820

The Effect of Neuromuscular Stimulation on Post-Transplant Leg Edema

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This will be a randomized, controlled trial involving kidney and kidney pancreas transplant patients. There will be 2 groups and patients that will be randomized to one of the two groups. Clinical outcomes will be compared for those in each group and clinical differences between patients who receive routine medical therapy with IPC/TEDS versus the Geko device will also be evaluated.

Detailed description

This will be a randomized, controlled trial involving kidney and kidney pancreas transplant patients. There will be 2 groups and patients will be randomized to one of the two; one will receive standard of care IPC or TED stockings to help with circulation, the other group will use the geko device which is a newer device with Health Canada approval. Clinical outcomes will be compared for those in each group and clinical differences between patients who receive routine medical therapy with IPC/TEDS versus the Geko device will also be evaluated.

Conditions

• Kidney Transplant
• Kidney Pancreas Transplant
• Edema

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Geko device

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-06-01
• Primary completion: 2019-09-01
• Completion: 2019-12-01
• First posted: 2013-05-23
• Last updated: 2021-10-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada