Interferential Current Therapy After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Total Knee Arthroplasty Clinical Trial

Official title: Is Interferential Current Effective in the Management of Pain, Range of Motion, Edema Following Total Knee Arthroplasty Surgery?: Randomized Double-blind Controlled Trial

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Interferential current is widely used as a popular treatment in painful musculoskeletal disorders. And total knee arthroplasty patients present with extreme pain immediately after surgery. So this study is aimed to investigate the effectiveness of interferential current implementation following total knee arthroplasty surgery. In this study interferential current compared with sham interferential current . Patients were assessed with pain, range of motion , edema and the amount of used paracetamol.

Clinical Trial Description

A total of 132 patients ranging in 60-85 years who were undergoing their first total knee arthroplasty due to knee OA were recruited into a randomized, double-blind, prospective and controlled study. Participants were recruited at the Orthopedics and Traumatology inpatient clinic. The patients were seen postoperative first day and were assigned to receive either interferential current or sham interferential current by block randomization. After the procedure was explained to each subject, interferential current treatment was applied 2 times for 5 days, each treatment was continued approximately 30 minutes. Four electrodes were used to deliver quadripolar interferential current Subjects were told that in order to produce an effect, the intensity of the stimulator must be maintained at a "strong but comfortable level" at all times. The sham interferential current treatment consisted of the placement of the same pads for the same time but no electrical stimulation was applied to the probes. At the same time, all patients received standard postoperatively rehabilitation program. Patients were assessed with pain, range of motion , edema and the amount of used paracetamol. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Total Knee Arthroplasty

• NCT number: NCT03542981
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Ege University
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 9, 2014
• Completion date: September 1, 2015