Does Thinning the Blood During Surgery Prevent Blood Clots Following Total Knee Replacement Surgery

Osteoarthritis Clinical Trial

Official title: Multi-centre, Double-blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial Comparing Intra-operative Regional Heparinization to Placebo for the Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this study is to prevent blood clots from forming during surgery and a few days after total knee replacement surgery. This study will help us identify whether using a blood thinner in the operating room will stop blood clots from forming during the operation.

Clinical Trial Description

Venous thromboembolism is a major cause of morbidity and mortality after lower limb orthopaedic surgery in the adult patient. If, as suggested, DVT formation begins intra-operatively then targeting this period to prevent clot formation could substantially reduce DVT rates in the TKA population. The present study aims to determine whether this intra-operative regional heparinization technique is effective in preventing the intra-operative formation of DVT following TKA, as evidenced by venography in the early post-operative period. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• DVT
• Osteoarthritis

• NCT number: NCT00253851
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Start date: July 2003
• Completion date: June 2011