Impact of Blood Flow Restriction and Electrical Stimulation on Postoperative Muscle Atrophy and Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty

University Hospital, Bonn20 enrolled

Overview

This study investigate the impact of Blood Flow Restriction Training and Electrostimulation Training on postoperative muscle atrophy and pain after elective total knee arthroplasty.

The present study invesigate the impact of passive blood flow restriction training and/or electrical stimulation training on postoperative muscle atrophy and pain after elective total knee arthroplasty.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Osteoarthritis Knees

Interventions

Sham-BFR + EMSOTHER

Daily passive sham-BFR with a fixed pressure of 20mmHg in combination with electrical stimulation of the m. vastus lateralis and mediales

BFR + EMSOTHER

Daily passive BFR with an individual pressure of 80% of the limb occlusion pressure in combination with electrical stimulation of the m. vastus lateralis and mediales

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Indication for elective total knee arthroplasty * Understanding of the study and ability for informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Open wounds of the lower extremities * Stents or bypasses on the location of pressure application * Sickle Cell Anemia

Locations (1)

University Hospital Bonn

Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Postoperative Pain

Visual Analog Scale (0-100mm)

Time frame: Pre- to 6 week Post-OP

Muscle Mass

Sonographic measure of the diameter of the M. vastus mediales and lateralis

Time frame: Pre- to 6 week Post-OP

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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