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Game Ready Cryotherapy with Compression for Postoperative Pain

N/A
Recruiting
Led By Jonathan F Dickens, MD
Research Sponsored by Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Scheduled to receive one of the following procedures: Knee arthroscopy, Shoulder arthroscopy, or Hip arthroscopy
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up pre-operation (baseline) and then post-operation at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months
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Study Summary

This trial found that there was no difference in time to return to daily activities between the two groups.

Eligible Conditions
  • Post Operative Pain Management
  • Cryotherapy Effect
  • Compression

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below
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You are planning to have knee, shoulder, or hip arthroscopy.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~pre-operation (baseline) and then post-operation at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and pre-operation (baseline) and then post-operation at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months 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 the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Standardized Shoulder Form (ASES) from before surgery to after surgery
Change in the Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale (DVPRS) before and after each cryotherapy session
Change in the Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale (DVPRS) from before surgery to after surgery
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Game Ready Cryotherapy with Compression GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Post-operative treatment will involve using a Game Ready ® unit
Group II: Control Cryotherapy GroupActive Control1 Intervention
Post-operative treatment will involve using the standard of care cryotherapy (i.e., traditional ice packs without compression).

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Walter Reed National Military Medical CenterLead Sponsor
136 Previous Clinical Trials
36,831 Total Patients Enrolled
Jonathan F Dickens, MDPrincipal InvestigatorWalter Reed National Military Medical Center
Kelly G Kilcoyne, MDPrincipal InvestigatorWalter Reed National Military Medical Center

Media Library

Combined Cryotherapy with Compression (Procedure) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05011084 — N/A
Post Operative Pain Management Research Study Groups: Game Ready Cryotherapy with Compression Group, Control Cryotherapy Group
Post Operative Pain Management Clinical Trial 2023: Combined Cryotherapy with Compression Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05011084 — N/A
Combined Cryotherapy with Compression (Procedure) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05011084 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Is this research program actively seeking participants?

"Correct. Clinicaltrials.gov lists this clinical trial as actively recruiting, having been initially posted on November 2nd 2020 and recently updated April 3rd 2022 to find 504 patients at a single medical centre."

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How many volunteers are partaking in this research project?

"Affirmative. The clinical trial's datasheet hosted on ClinicalTrials.gov shows that this study, which was first published November 2nd 2020, is actively recruiting participants. 504 patients are required at a single site for the investigation to continue."

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