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Sponsored by: |
Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald |
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Information provided by: | Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00233831 |
The aim of the study was to test whether the exposure to electromagnetic millimeter waves - Millimeter Wave Therapy (MWT) is effective for relief of acute postoperative pain in patients after elective unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA)
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Pain Acute Pain |
Device: Generator of electromagnetic millimeter waves |
Phase II Phase III |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Millimeter Wave Therapy (MWT) Versus Placebo for Analgesia and Wound Healing After Elective Total Knee Arthroplasty - a Randomized Controlled Trial |
Estimated Enrollment: | 80 |
Study Start Date: | March 2004 |
Study Completion Date: | October 2007 |
Primary Completion Date: | October 2006 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Ages Eligible for Study: | 35 Years to 80 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Germany | |
Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine Department, University of Greifswald, Germany | |
Greifswald, Germany, 17487 |
Principal Investigator: | Hardy Edinger, Resident in Anesth | Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine Department, Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald, Germany |
Study ID Numbers: | III UV 11/03 |
Study First Received: | October 4, 2005 |
Last Updated: | November 13, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00233831 |
Health Authority: | European Union: European Medicines Agency |
Postoperative pain analgesia total knee arthroplasty |
Pain Pain, Postoperative |