The aim of this observer-blinded randomized controlled trial is the evaluation of the influence of manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) on the outcome of patients receiving total knee replacement (TKA).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
112
Manual Lymphatic Drainage is a form of physical therapy with the primary goal of accelerating lymphatic drainage. In this study, the manual lymphatic drainage is applied by experienced physical therapists 5 days in a row for 30 minutes each; after and/or before the surgery.
BKH St. Johann in Tirol
Sankt Johann in Tirol, Tyrol, Austria
Volume
The swelling/volume is calculated through measurements of the circumference at 7 distinct points of the leg. The unit is \[mm\].
Time frame: Change in swelling weeks before the operation to one year after the operation
Function
Knee range of motion (ROM), active and passive. The unit is \[degrees\]
Time frame: Change in ROM weeks before the operation to one year after the operation
Knee Pain
Visual analogue scale from 0 to 10 on the average level of knee pain in the last 24 hours.
Time frame: Change in pain weeks before the operation to one year after the operation
Subjective patient reported outcome
WOMAC Score (Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index)
Time frame: Before the operation, five days after the operation and one year after the operation
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