Status:
COMPLETED
Low Versus High Pressure Suction Drainage After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Lead Sponsor:
Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Collaborating Sponsors:
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Conditions:
Total Knee Arthroplasty
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
Principal hypothesis: A low suction drainage (-50 mmHg) reduce a 25% the blood loss with respect a standard closed drainage (-700 mmHg) following total knee arthroplasty.
Detailed Description
Secondary's hypothesis: * It don't expect differences in: 1. Incidence of hematomas 2. Incidence in surgery wound infection 3. Time of immobilization 4. Duration of hospitalization * The low...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult knee replacement patients who agreed to participate in the study
Exclusion
- People that not accomplished the inclusion criteria
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
169 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00866268
Start Date
May 1 2006
End Date
March 1 2007
Last Update
March 20 2009
Active Locations (2)
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1
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 08025
2
Orthopedic and Traumatology Service. Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau.
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 08025