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Continuous Passive Motion Versus Heterotopic Ossification
Sponsor: University of Ioannina
Summary
The investigators hypothesize that Heterotopic Ossification (HO) formation can be suppressed if the application of a Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) device can be performed for a substantial amount of time. The investigators will use the following study design: a pilot study with 10 ICU patients receiving CPM and 10 matched cases which will follow a conventional physiotherapy program at the time of the conduction of the study. The comparison between the treatment and referent groups of the outcomes will prove the prophylactic power of CPM against HO.
Official title: Program of Continuous Passive Motion Exercises Against Heterotopic Ossification
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
15 Years - 70 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
20
Start Date
2023-05-12
Completion Date
2027-03-25
Last Updated
2024-12-06
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Continuous Passive Motion (CPM)
CPM uses machines to move a joint passively i.e. without the patient exerting any effort. A motorized device moves the joint repetitively to a set of degrees and movement speed, determined by the caregiver either a medical doctor (physiatrist or orthopedic surgeon) or a physiotherapist. Its action preserves the joint's range of motion (ROM)
Conventional physiotherapy (PT)
Daily passive range of motion exercises (ROM) performed by the physiotherapist of the intensive care unit (ICU)
Zoledronic Acid Injection
one dose of intravenous zoledronic acid will be administered
Locations (1)
Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
Ioannina, Epirus, Greece