Drains or no drains following a total knee replacement

ISRCTN ISRCTN83112163
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN83112163
Secondary identifying numbers N0436165551
Submission date
29/09/2006
Registration date
29/09/2006
Last edited
27/09/2011
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English Summary

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Mr Mohamed El Masry
Scientific

Flat 7
22 Park Row
Leeds
LS1 5HA
United Kingdom

Phone +44 07974387455
Email drmedoelmasry@yahoo.co.uk

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeNot Specified
Scientific title
Study hypothesisTo evaluate the effectiveness of using a post operative drain following total knee replacement by directly measuring the amount of post operative bleeding using an ultrasound scan.
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
ConditionMusculoskeletal Diseases: Total knee replacement (TKR)
InterventionDrains or no drains
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measurePost operative haematoma measured at 5 days post operation using an ultrasound scan
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/12/2004
Overall study end date04/12/2005

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexNot Specified
Target number of participantsNot provided at time of registration
Participant inclusion criteriaPatients on the waiting list for total knee replacement (normal population)
Participant exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date01/12/2004
Recruitment end date04/12/2005

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Flat 7
Leeds
LS1 5HA
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Government

The Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 7307 2622
Email dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Website http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en

Funders

Funder type

Government

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)

No information available

NHS R&D Support Funding

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/01/2010 Yes No