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Combined Cryotherapy With Compression Versus Cryotherapy Alone After Orthopaedic Surgery
Sponsor: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Summary
Cryotherapy has been used to enhance recovery after orthopaedic surgery. Many devices are available but few can guarantee a temperature regulation during a prolonged time and therefore have been criticized. The arrival of new advanced cryotherapy devices made it possible to test the effect of prolonged cooling on rehabilitation after arthroscopic orthopaedic procedures.
Official title: Randomized Control Trial of Combined Cryotherapy With Compression Versus Cryotherapy Alone After Orthopaedic Surgery
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
348
Start Date
2020-11-02
Completion Date
2026-07-28
Last Updated
2025-10-03
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Game Ready Cryotherapy with Compression Group
Instead of using the traditional ice-pack cryotherapy (without compression), patients randomized into this group will use the Game Ready device, which uses cryotherapy with compression, during their post-operative treatment care.
Control Cryotherapy Group
Patients randomized to the control group will use the standard of care, which is using traditional cryotherapy (i.e., an ice pack without compression)
Locations (1)
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, United States