An interventional study of manual lymphatic drainage in Orthopedic Surgery, sponsored by University Hospital, Limoges. Completed at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-03-27.
Sponsored by University Hospital, Limoges · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research
During fthe first postoperative days, physiotherapists supported patients with knee replacement in orthopaedics of Saint-Junien's and Limoges' hospitals. This support includes movements of the leg in active and non active motions, without any help and with an arthromotor, and involves walking rehabilitation.
The investigators would like to complete the physiotherapist's support with manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) using a specific method based on pressure of finger splayed (PFS). This might have a positive impact on time recovery of joint range, on postoperative oedema resorbtion and on patient's pain during rehabilitation classes.
French National Authority for Health specifies there is not a single study assessing massage effects on knee replacement, according to current bibliography.
The investigators purpose is the establishment of a prospective, controlled, randomised trial referred as a "superiority" trial. A total of 98 patients divided in 2 parallel groups will be created.
The study will be in an open-label manner for both patient and physiotherapist involved in walk rehabilitation but will be conducted as a blinded study for the investigating physiotherapist.
Inclusion period will be 17 months and the following period will be 6 weeks.
University Hospital, Limoges is the lead sponsor of 255 studies on the registry; 36 are open to participants now.
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We wish to complete the physiotherapist's support with manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) using a specific method based on pressure of finger splayed (PFS)
Other: manual lymphatic drainage
To measure the joint range at day 7 after operation
The measures will be made with a goniometer
Time frame: 2 days (Day 0 and Day 7)
To measure the oedema at day 7 after operation
Time frame: 2 days (Day 0 and Day 7)
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