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Outcomes for Manual Lymphatic Drainage

Additional Manual Lymph Drainage to Standard Postoperative Rehabilitation Protocol in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients Improves Postoperative Kinesiophobia, Pain and Quality of Life: Preliminary Clinical Results

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04795011
Enrollment
21
Registered
2021-03-12
Start date
2021-03-09
Completion date
2021-04-22
Last updated
2021-05-17

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Conditions

Total Knee Arthroplasty

Keywords

Total Knee Arthroplasty, Manual Lymph Drainage, Kinesiophobia, Pain, Quality of Life

Brief summary

In this context, the purpose of our study is to investigate the effect of MLD(manual lymphatic drainage) technique applied in addition to the standard postoperative rehabilitation protocol on pain, kinesophobia and quality of life in early periods in patients undergoing primary TKA(total knee arthroplasty) surgery. Our hypothesis is that the addition of the MLD technique to the standard postoperative rehabilitation protocol will improve the early clinical outcomes of patients undergoing primary TKA. In the future perspective, we anticipate that the data obtained as a result of our study will make a significant contribution to the relevant literature on the early and mid-term ameliorative effects of MLD on postoperative pain, kinesiophobia and quality of life, which will be possibly applied in addition to standard postoperative rehabilitation protocols in patients undergoing primary TKA.

Interventions

OTHERexercise and manual lymphatic drainage

MLD will be launched with simple neck application. Hemodynamics of blood and lower extremity motoring will be increased by combining active bilateral shoulder-twisting with breathing after effleurage. Cervical lymph nodes will be stimulated. Back-up treatment will be applied for the abdominal area. Suction power in the ductus thoracicus will be increased with breathing exercises. Ventral drainage will be applied to the lower extremity in accordance with the surgery of the patient.

OTHERexercise

range of motion and walking exercise

Sponsors

Selcuk University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients between the ages of 40-85 * were diagnosed with stage IV gonarthrosis * planned primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) * were evaluated before the operation * whose informed consents

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with postoperative pulmonary thromboembolism or treatment-related complications in the past, * patients with osteoarthritis secondary bone or joint infections, * patients with morbid obesity, * patients with presence of hematological disease and malignancy, * major cardiac pathology, * venous insufficiency, * patients taking high-dose anticoagulants * patients with communication problems

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale10 minuteThe scale consists of 17 statements. Each statement contains the answers to strongly disagree, disagree, agree, strongly agree. While scoring according to the 4-point Likert scoring system, items 4, 8, 12, and 16 are subjected to reverse scoring. Scoring ranges from 17-68. As the score increases, the painful patient is considered to have an increase in kinesiophobia
Visual Analog Scale (VAS)3 minuteIt will be explained to the patients that 0 means no pain and 10 means unbearable pain on a 10 cm horizontal line. The patients will be asked to mark the pain of activity on the line with the help of a pencil. The values will be calculated with the help of a ruler in centimeters.
Nottingham Health Profile (NHP)10 minuteThe questionnaire consists of 38 questions consisting of 6 main topics, namely, energy level, pain, physical mobility, sleep, social isolation, and emotional reactions. The total score for each subtitle is 100, and the total score is obtained by adding the scores obtained from these subtitles. A low score indicates a high quality of life

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

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