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Rice Sock and Instructions to heat the quadriceps. for Knee Arthritis

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Waitlist Available

Led By Cole Adams

Research Sponsored by The Idaho Clinic

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, 2 and 6 weeks

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Study Summary

This trial is testing whether adding heat therapy to the standard post-operative care for patients who have had a knee arthroplasty can reduce pain and improve quality of life.

Eligible Conditions

Knee Arthritis

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, 2 and 6 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, 2 and 6 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 2 and 6 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Change in Mental Health

Change in Physical Health

Change in knee function at 2 and 6 week check-ins

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Secondary outcome measures

Change in Range of Motion at 2 and 6 week check-ins

Opiate Refills

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Rice sock and instructions to heat quadricepsExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Receives heating device and instructions to heat the quadriceps musculature.

Group II: No heating device or instructions to heat quadricepsActive Control1 Intervention

WIll not receive heating device or instructions to heat quadriceps musculature.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

The Idaho ClinicLead Sponsor

Cole AdamsPrincipal InvestigatorIdaho College of Osteopathic Medicine

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is this investigation accessible to participants at the present time?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov's records indicate that this trial is still recruiting participants. It was first posted on June 1st 2022 and has been recently updated as of July 13th 2022; the aim is to recruit 150 people from a single site."

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Who qualifies to take part in this experiment?

"This experiment requires a total of 150 patients aged 18-100 who are experiencing arthritis in the knee joint. Furthermore, they must be able to consent to the research and sustain thermal exposure on their thigh region. The targeted locations for recruitment will be Saint Alphonsus Hospital and The Idaho Clinic between June - February or until all 150 participants have been recruited."

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Can persons above the age of fifty partake in this experiment?

"This clinical trial's stated eligibility requirements require that participants are at least 18 years of age and no older than a century."

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How many people are participating in this clinical exploration?

"Affirmative. According to the information on clinicaltrials.gov, this investigation is actively searching for participants who meet its criteria. The trial was initially published on June 1st 2022 and last updated July 13th of that same year. 150 patients are needed from a single medical centre."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Heat Application to Quadriceps Effect on Pain After a Total Knee Arthroplasty

Cole Adams 2022. "Heat Application to Quadriceps Effect on Pain After a Total Knee Arthroplasty". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05462483.