Total Knee Replacement With Tourniquet or Aquamantys
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to compare quadriceps muscle strength, pain, opioid consumption and patient function during the first three months after short-stay total knee replacement between patients treated with short-duration tourniquet knee replacement with the Aquamantys® bipolar sealer versus those treated with the standard of care (tourniquet used throughout the case and no Aquamantys®). By doing this study, investigators hope to learn if short duration tourniquet knee replacement with the Aquamantys® bipolar sealer is more effective than standard of care (tourniquet used throughout the case and no Aquamantys®). The purpose of this study is to compare quadriceps muscle strength, pain, opioid consumption and patient function during the first three months after short-stay total knee replacement between patients treated with short-duration tourniquet knee replacement with the Aquamantys® bipolar sealer versus those treated with the standard of care (tourniquet used throughout the case and no Aquamantys®).
Condition
- Knee Replacement
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Between 18 Years and 100 Years
- Eligible Genders
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- primary total knee arthroplasty
Exclusion Criteria
- repeat knee replacement (revision arthroplasty) - bilateral knee replacements on the same day - partial knee replacements - health or social limitations that do not allow for the participant to be discharged to home on the same day or day after surgery.
Study Design
- Phase
- N/A
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel Assignment
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
Arm Groups
Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
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Experimental Aquamantys |
The Aquamantys bipolar sealer is a device used during surgery to help reduce bleeding in the joint. The system uses radiofrequency energy and sterile saline (salt water) to close small blood vessels in the knee to help reduce bleeding. |
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Active Comparator Standard of Care: Tourniquet |
Standard of care for reducing bleeding during the total knee arthroplasty |
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Recruiting Locations
More Details
- NCT ID
- NCT04016285
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Stephen Duncan