Effectiveness Comparison Between Continuous Cryotherapy and Ice Pack Therapy After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery

University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City (UMC)72 enrolled

Overview

A randomized controlled trial study conducted by comparing the VAS score, swelling condition, knee ROM and patient's satisfactory score between applying ice pack cold therapy and applying continuous compressive cryotherapy in a postoperative three-day period of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery patients.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Postoperative Pain, Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries Cryotherapy Effect

Interventions

Using continuous compression cryotherapy around knee after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction for 3 postoperative days

Conventional ice treatmentPROCEDURE

Using icepack around knee after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction for 3 postoperative days

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Having anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction * Agree to be enrolled in study Exclusion Criteria: * Complex knee injury * Raynard's disease * Sensitive to low temperature * Do not want to use cryotherapy * Have vascular disease

Locations (1)

University Medical Center, Ho Chi Minh city

Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Visual Analog Scale

Compare postoperative Pain score

Time frame: 3 days postoperative

Knee effusion

Compare knee swelling rate

Time frame: 3 days postoperative

Knee range of motion

Range of motion in knee postoperatively

Time frame: 3 days postoperative

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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