Low Versus High Pressure Suction Drainage After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Total Knee Arthroplasty Clinical Trial

Official title: "Low Versus High Pressure Suction Drainage After Total Knee Arthroplasty: a Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial"

Status Completed

Clinical Trial 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.

Clinical Trial 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 suction drainage (-50 mmHg) will be more cost-effective than the standard closed drainage (-700 mmHg) ;

Study Design

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Total Knee Arthroplasty

• NCT number: NCT00866268
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Start date: May 2006
• Completion date: March 2007