Effective Treatment of Posttraumatic and Postoperative Edema

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

64

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 31, 2007

Primary Completion Date

January 31, 2009

Study Completion Date

January 31, 2010

Conditions
Edema
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

ice gel pack

ice gel pack combined with elevation

OTHER

Multi-layer compression bandage

Application of a multi-layer compression bandage to the foot and lower limb (two layers of wool followed by several layers of a short stretch bandage).

DEVICE

A-V Impulse compression

A-V Impulse compression dosage: 130mmHg exerted to the sole of the foot for one second, every twenty second.

Trial Locations (1)

6000 16

Luzerner Kantonsspital, Unfallchirurgie, Lucerne

Sponsors

Collaborators (1)

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Orthofix Inc.

INDUSTRY

collaborator

Medtronic - MITG

INDUSTRY

lead

Luzerner Kantonsspital

OTHER