Impact of a Technique of Massage During the First Week of Hospitalization on the Recycling of the Mobility of the Knee Further to the Installation of Knee Replacement

NCT ID: NCT02278627

Last Updated: 2025-08-01

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

44 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-09-30

Study Completion Date

2017-12-31

Brief Summary

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During fthe first postoperative days, physiotherapists supported patients with knee replacement in orthopaedics of Saint-Junien's and Limoges' hospitals. This support includes movements of the leg in active and non active motions, without any help and with an arthromotor, and involves walking rehabilitation.

The investigators would like to complete the physiotherapist's support with manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) using a specific method based on pressure of finger splayed (PFS). This might have a positive impact on time recovery of joint range, on postoperative oedema resorbtion and on patient's pain during rehabilitation classes.

French National Authority for Health specifies there is not a single study assessing massage effects on knee replacement, according to current bibliography.

The investigators purpose is the establishment of a prospective, controlled, randomised trial referred as a "superiority" trial. A total of 98 patients divided in 2 parallel groups will be created.

The study will be in an open-label manner for both patient and physiotherapist involved in walk rehabilitation but will be conducted as a blinded study for the investigating physiotherapist.

Inclusion period will be 17 months and the following period will be 6 weeks.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Orthopedic Surgery

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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manual lymphatic drainage

We wish to complete the physiotherapist's support with manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) using a specific method based on pressure of finger splayed (PFS)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

manual lymphatic drainage

Intervention Type OTHER

Usual treatment

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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manual lymphatic drainage

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* At least 18-years-old patients.
* Men and women operated for a knee replacement.
* Patients affiliated to a social security system and having given their informed consent write.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients operated on Fridays
* Patients presenting contraindications to the administration of a treatment by héparine
* Patients affected by insane pathology or by confusion.
* Patients participating in another medical research
* Pregnant and breast-feeding women and without effective contraception.
* Patients under guardianship or guardianship.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Limoges

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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University Hospital, Limoges

Limoges, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

Other Identifiers

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I11002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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