Swelling Management After Knee Replacement

Description

To determine if inelastic adjustable compression garment results in improved surgical limb swelling control (bioimpedance assessment - primary outcome) after TKA compared to control (TED hose).

Conditions

Arthroplasties, Knee Replacement

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Study Details

Study overview

To determine if inelastic adjustable compression garment results in improved surgical limb swelling control (bioimpedance assessment - primary outcome) after TKA compared to control (TED hose).

Swelling Management After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Swelling Management After Knee Replacement

Condition
Arthroplasties, Knee Replacement
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Aurora

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045

Denver

Colorado Joint Replacement, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80210

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Primary, unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA)
  • * Age 50 years or older
  • * Surgical complication necessitating an altered course of rehabilitation
  • * Unable to attend outpatient rehabilitation 2x/week for 3 weeks following surgery
  • * Inability to don/doff garment
  • * Neurological, cardiovascular, or unstable orthopedic conditions that limit function
  • * Medical conditions that cause chronic lower extremity swelling
  • * Contralateral TKA within past year
  • * Pain \>5/10 in their contralateral knee or definite plans on having their other knee replaced in the next year
  • * Current tobacco smoker
  • * Use of illegal drugs
  • * Uncontrolled diabetes (hemoglobin A1c level \>8.0)
  • * Body mass index \>40 kg/m2

Ages Eligible for Study

50 Years to 120 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Colorado, Denver,

Michael Bade, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Campus

Study Record Dates

2026-04-30