Combined Cryotherapy With Compression Versus Cryotherapy Alone After Orthopaedic Surgery

Description

Cryotherapy has been used to enhance recovery after orthopaedic surgery. Many devices are available but few can guarantee a temperature regulation during a prolonged time and therefore have been criticized. The arrival of new advanced cryotherapy devices made it possible to test the effect of prolonged cooling on rehabilitation after arthroscopic orthopaedic procedures.

Conditions

Cryotherapy Effect, Compression, Postoperative Pain Management

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Study overview

Cryotherapy has been used to enhance recovery after orthopaedic surgery. Many devices are available but few can guarantee a temperature regulation during a prolonged time and therefore have been criticized. The arrival of new advanced cryotherapy devices made it possible to test the effect of prolonged cooling on rehabilitation after arthroscopic orthopaedic procedures.

Randomized Control Trial of Combined Cryotherapy With Compression Versus Cryotherapy Alone After Orthopaedic Surgery

Combined Cryotherapy With Compression Versus Cryotherapy Alone After Orthopaedic Surgery

Condition
Cryotherapy Effect
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Bethesda

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20889

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Adult (18 years of age or older)
  • * Eligible for DEERS (Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System - A system that enables uniformed service members \& family members to receive health care through TRICARE)
  • * Fluent in speaking, reading, and understanding English
  • * Scheduled to receive one of the following procedures: Knee arthroscopy, Shoulder arthroscopy, or Hip arthroscopy
  • * Unable to understand and/or provide written informed consent
  • * Presence of concurrent additional injuries (e.g., both a knee and hip injury). Participants can only have one injury

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center,

Ashley B Anderson, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Study Record Dates

2025-03-31