NCT02360735

Manual Lymph Drainage

Manual Lymph Drainage for Patients With Acute Total Knee Replacement

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 4 (actual)
• Sponsor: Anne Arundel Health System Research Institute · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 45 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) is a specialized massage technique utilized to decrease various forms of edema. This technique promotes reuptake of interstitial fluid along the pathways of the lymphatic system. This technique promotes healing, decrease swelling, and decrease pain.

Detailed description

Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) is a specialized massage technique utilized to decrease various forms of edema. Edema can limit function, range of motion (ROM) and increase pain after surgery. Studies have shown that decreasing edema can increase knee strength and functional performance on various standardized measures. MLD has been shown to be effective in patients with hind foot operations and increases ROM post total knee replacement (TKR) surgery. The aim of this study is to determine whether MLD on a sample of patients with TKR will decrease edema, increase ROM and decrease pain as compared to TKR patients who do not receive MLD.

Conditions

• Total Knee Arthroplasty
• Post-operative Edema

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Manual Lymphatic Drainage	Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) is a specialized massage technique utilized to decrease various forms of edema. This technique promotes reuptake of interstitial fluid along the pathways of the lymphatic system. This technique promotes healing, decrease swelling, and decrease pain.
OTHER	Physical Therapy	All patients will participate in joint physical therapy classes during their inpatient stay.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-01-01
• Primary completion: 2016-10-11
• Completion: 2016-10-11
• First posted: 2015-02-11
• Last updated: 2018-01-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States