NCT05233423

Pressurized Cold Application for Patients Total Knee Prosthesis Surgery

The Effect of Pressurized Cold Application on Pain Level in Patients Wıth Total Knee Prosthesis Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 52 (actual)
• Sponsor: Pamukkale University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 46 Years – 82 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study was conducted to examine the effects of pressurized cold applicatıon for patients total knee prosthesis surgery.

Detailed description

The study was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study in order to determine the effect of pressurized cold application applied after total knee replacement surgery on the level of pain and satisfaction.This study was conducted in 52 patients who applied to Pamukkale University Hospitals Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic between July 2019 and February 2020, who met the inclusion criteria and accepted to participate in the study. The patients were divided into 26 in the control group (cold gel) and 26 in the study group (compressed cold therapy bandage) using a simple randomization method. The patients in the control group received 9 cold applications, in the form of 20 minutes of application and 40 minutes of rest after surgery. The patients in the study group were applied 9 cold applications with 30 mmHg pressure for 20 minutes and 40 minutes of rest.

Conditions

• Knee Prosthesis
• Cryotherapy
• Pain
• Patient Satisfaction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	compressed cold therapy bandage	Compressed cold therapy bandage was applied by wrapping the operated knee of the patients. The patients in the intervention group received 9 cold applications with 30 mmHg pressure for 20 minutes and 40 minutes of rest.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-07-01
• Primary completion: 2020-02-01
• Completion: 2020-02-01
• First posted: 2022-02-10
• Last updated: 2022-02-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)