NCT02343198

The Use of NMES as a Home-based Therapy Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The use of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) as a home-based therapy following total knee arthroplasty. Measures of interest: lower limb venous hemodynamics, joint range of motion, lower limb swelling, walking speed, quality of life, activities of daily living, device usability, device compliance, activity levels, and pain (VAS).

Detailed description

The use of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) as a home-based therapy following total knee arthroplasty. All participants receive and use a research stimulator for approximately 5 weeks following total knee arthroplasty. Participants randomised to either a stimulation group or placebo-controlled group. Stimulation of the soleus muscle to investigate the effects on lower limb venous hemodynamics, joint range of motion, lower limb swelling, walking speed, quality of life, activities of daily living, device usability, device compliance, activity levels, and pain (VAS) in both groups.

Conditions

• Venous Thrombosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Custom-built research muscle stimulator	Muscle stimulator

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-08-01
• Primary completion: 2015-12-01
• Completion: 2015-12-01
• First posted: 2015-01-21
• Last updated: 2015-08-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Ireland