Clinical trials: Total Joint Replacement Surgery
Degenerative Joint Disease, Osteoarthritis
PEAK PlasmaBlade 4.0 Versus Traditional Electrosurgery in Total Knee Replacement.
The objective of this clinical study is to evaluate the operative performance of the PEAK PlasmaBlade 4.0 during total knee replacement; to monitor and record post-operative pain, activity level, narcotic consumption, adverse…
- Trial name
- PRECISE (NCT01081886)
- Testing
- PEAK PlasmaBlade 4.0, Traditional Electrosurgery with scalpel
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Surgical Technologies
Tourniquets, Knee Arthroplasty, Total
Tourniquet Pressure in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty
This proposed novel randomized control trial (RCT) seeks to address this gap in TKA protocol by gaining a better understanding of the relationship between tourniquet pressure and time, and intraoperative performance and…
- Conditions
- Tourniquets, Knee Arthroplasty, Total, Knee Replacement, Total
- Trial name
- NCT02830087
- Testing
- Tourniquet Cuff Pressure
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Osteoarthritis
Single-use Efficiency Instruments With Patient Specific Technique (MyKnee®) Versus Traditional Metal Instruments With Conventional Surgical Technique
To compare economic factors and the rate of adverse events between two types of instrumentation used for total knee replacement: Single-use Efficiency Instruments with Patient Specific Technique (MyKnee®) Traditional Metal…
- Trial name
- NCT03148379
- Testing
- Customized patient instruments, Traditional Metal Instruments
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medacta USA
Post-op Pain
PO vs. IV Acetaminophen Given Perioperatively for 24 hr Post-op Pain Control Following Total Hip or Knee Replacement
The purpose of the study is to evaluate post-op pain requirements in patients undergoing hip or knee replacement surgery who perioperatively receive either Oral acetaminophen or IV acetaminophen
- Trial name
- KHEA (NCT02244619)
- Testing
- Oral acetaminophen, IV acetaminophen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 515 people
- Sponsor
- Kettering Health Network
Hip Osteoarthritis
Lumbar Plexus vs Quadratus Lumborum Block in Post-operative Pain Following Total Hip Replacement
The Lumbar Plexus (LP) block is currently used as the standard-of-care regional anesthesia technique to provide postoperative pain management after primary hip replacement surgery at UPMC Shadyside Hospital.
- Trial name
- NCT03801265
- Testing
- Lumbar plexus block, Quadratus lumborum type 3 block, Ropivacaine injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Sharad Khetarpal
Osteoarthritis
Pain Expectations in Subjects With Osteoarthritis
The purpose of this research study is to test whether or not researchers can alter or change expectations on pain. The researchers will test whether there is an effect on the size of the pupil and responses to thermal heat…
- Trial name
- NCT02155257
- Testing
- Modafinil, Gabapentin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Osteoarthritis
Comparing Surgery Versus Standard Physical Therapy in Treating People With a Meniscal Tear and Osteoarthritis
There are two cartilage structures, called menisci, in each knee joint. A torn meniscus can be caused by a traumatic injury or aging-related degeneration.
- Trial name
- NCT00597012
- Testing
- Arthroscopic partial menisectomy, Standard physical therapy, Postoperative rehabilitative physical therapy
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 351 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Liposomal Bupivacaine Versus Standard of Care in Total Knee Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether liposomal bupivacaine is effective in the management of pain following total knee arthroplasty, as compared to standard of care analgesia.
- Trial name
- NCT02219087
- Testing
- Liposomal bupivacaine, Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- OhioHealth
Degenerative Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis
Long Term Follow-up of Integra® Cadence™ Total Ankle System in Primary Ankle Joint Replacement
This study will evaluate the long term performance and safety data for the Cadence™ Total Ankle System (CTAS) when used for primary arthroplasty in patients with primary arthritis (e.g.
- Conditions
- Degenerative Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Traumatic Arthritis
- Trial name
- NCT03247023
- Testing
- Implantation of Integra Cadence Total Ankle System
- Where
- 6 sites in Belgium, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Total Joint Replacement Surgery
A Rehabilitation Tool to Determine Patient's Stay in Hospital After Joint Replacement
This is the research study of a rehabilitation tool that informs, guides and empowers clinicians to care for their patients. We hope to learn ways to improve patient outcomes, reduce costs and increase value to the healthcare…
- Trial name
- NCT03776357
- Testing
- VERA clinic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Derek Amanatullah
Pain, Postoperative
Efficacy of Fascia Iliaca Block Versus Intraoperative Nerve Infiltration During Anterior Hip Replacement Surgery
Surgical trauma causes nerve sensitization leading to amplification and prolongation of postoperative pain. In experimental studies, pre-injury neural blockade using local anesthetics has been shown to reduce post-injury…
- Trial name
- NCT01693900
- Testing
- Pre-operative Ultrasound FICB Group, Intra-operative FICB Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Randy Fayne, DO
Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Knee
Switching Drug Therapy for the Prevention of Blood Clot Formation From Enoxaparin to Rivaroxaban After Orthopedic Surgery for Either Total Hip or Total Knee Replacement
The study will describe the short-term effects the study drug, rivaroxaban, has on the body when a patient is switched from enoxaparin injection (by needle) to oral rivaroxaban (by mouth) for the prevention of blood clotting in…
- Conditions
- Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Knee, Osteoarthritis, Hip, Thromboembolism
- Trial name
- NCT01094886
- Testing
- Rivaroxaban
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
Postoperative Pain, Delirium
Study of Melatonin on Sleep, Pain, and Confusion After Joint Replacement Surgery
Pain, confusion, and breaks in normal sleep cycles have been challenges commonly faced by patients after undergoing joint surgeries.
- Conditions
- Postoperative Pain, Delirium, Confusion, Sleep
- Trial name
- NCT01505465
- Testing
- Melatonin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Thrombosis, Venous
Total Hip Replacement Study Of GSK576428 (Fondaparinux Sodium)
This study is requested by PMDA to confirm the optimal dose for THR (total hip replacement).
- Trial name
- NCT00320398
- Testing
- Fondaparinux
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline