Effect of Motorized Cryotherapy on Early Effusion, Swelling, and Pain After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Effect of Motorized Cryotherapy on Early Effusion, Swelling, and Pain After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04222933

Enrollment

Registered

2020-01-10

Start date

2019-04-01

Completion date

2021-01-01

Last updated

2021-06-22

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Conditions

Cryotherapy Effect

Brief summary

To test the efficacy of motorized cryotherapy on early effusion, and pain after ACL reconstruction

Detailed description

To test the efficacy of motorized cryotherapy on early effusion, and pain after ACL reconstruction compared to classical ice bagging

Interventions

DEVICEMotorized cryotherapy

application of motorized cryotherapy after ACL reconstruction

DEVICEClassical cryotherapy

application of an ice bag

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 40 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Acute ACL ruptured patient

Exclusion criteria

* Combined meniscal injury requiring surgery * Combined ligament injury requiring surgery * Combined chondral injury requiring surgery * Previous surgery history on corresponding knee * Allergic to cold

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Pain after surgery	postoperative day 4	VAS pain scale (0 to 10 points, higher the worse pain)

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Effusion after surgery	baseline, postoperative day 4, 7, 14, 6 weeks	Effusion by thigh circumference (cm), MRI measurement (cc)

Countries

South Korea

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026