CompletedNCT02752581Updated Apr 27, 2016

Efficacy of Peroperative Suction Drain Usage in Arthroscopic Knee Surgery

An interventional study of Suction drain and No suction drain in Chondropathy, Knee Effusion and Knee Hemarthrosis, sponsored by Mert Özcan. Completed. Open to participants aged 16 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-04-27.

Sponsored by Mert Özcan · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase: Not applicable
Study type: Interventional
Enrollment: 110
Allocation: Randomized
Ages: 16 Years to 70 Years
Sex: All

Study summary

The study was designed to investigate efficacy of suction drains in arthroscopic knee surgery, rather than anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. two groups were randomised, and suction drain was applied to one group, and the other group as the control group without a suction drain.

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The groups were compared in terms of patellar shock, knee effusion, knee scoring systems, range of motion, loss of labour, hospitalization time. Also different arthroscopic procedures such as meniscectomy, meniscus repair, synovectomy and microfracture were evaluated in terms of need for a suction drain. The controls was at 1st and 15th day, 6th week and 3rd month.

Conditions studied

Chondropathy
Knee Effusion
Knee Hemarthrosis

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Keywords

suction drain
knee arthroscopy
knee pain

In context

Cartilage Diseases

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Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with Mert Özcan as lead sponsor.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible: 16 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible: All
Accepts healthy volunteers: No

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Inclusion criteria

Patients with knee derangement and accepted to enroll to the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

intraarticular fracture, ACL surgery, arthrotomy, bleeding disorder,

Study design

Phase: Not applicable
Primary purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Single group
Masking: Triple (Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment: 110 participants (actual)

Study arms

Other
Drain Group
Suction drain was applied to these patients after arthroscopic knee surgery.
Device: Suction drain
Other
Control Group
No suction drain was applied to this group, therefore used as a control group.
Device: No suction drain

Interventions

DeviceSuction drain
A suction drain is used to remove excess fluid from tissues after surgery.
Also known as: Hemovac drain
DeviceNo suction drain
A suction drain is used to remove excess fluid from tissues after surgery.

What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

Activity Pain
Severity of pain was evaluated with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). VAS is a horizontal line divided into ten equal intervals in which zero represents no pain and 10 represents the worst pain ever felt.
Time frame: 3 months
Rest Pain
Severity of pain was evaluated with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). VAS is a horizontal line divided into ten equal intervals in which zero represents no pain and 10 represents the worst pain ever felt.
Time frame: 3 months
Range of Motion
Range of motion is measures in terms of angular degrees.
Time frame: 3 months

Secondary outcomes

Lysholm
Lysholm is a scoring system from zero to one hundred. It measures subjective complaints of the patients.
Time frame: 3 months
International Knee Documentation Committee Score
is a scoring system from zero to one hundred. It measures subjective complaints of the patients.
Time frame: 3 months
hospitalization time
It is measured in days. It shows the period of hospitalization time, from surgery to discharge.
Time frame: 1 month
loss of labour time
It is measured in days. It shows the time from discharge to beginning of work.
Time frame: 1 month

Other outcomes

Amount of drainage
The amount of fluid in suction drain. It is measured with cubic centimetre (cc).
Time frame: 1 day
patellar shock
Patellar shock was graded in four scales: Grade 1, some notable fluid, Grade 2, minimally elevated patella, Grade 3, patellar ballottement, and Grade 4, tense knee capsule, unable to compress patella.
Time frame: 1.5 months

Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

References and documents

Publications

Browett JP, Gibbs AN, Copeland SA, Deliss LJ. The use of suction drainage in the operation of meniscectomy. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1978 Nov;60-B(4):516-9. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.60B4.711799. PubMed 711799 ↗
Alkan K, Unay K, Berkem L, Guven M, Poyanli O. Suction drainage influence on knee effusion following partial meniscectomy with partial fat pad or synovium resection. Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2011;45(4):221-4. doi: 10.3944/AOTT.2011.2545. PubMed 21908960 ↗
Tatari H, Dervisbey M, Muratli K, Ergor A. Report of experience in 190 patients with the use of closed suction drainage in arthroscopic knee procedures. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2005 Sep;13(6):458-62. doi: 10.1007/s00167-004-0537-1. Epub 2004 Nov 13. PubMed 16170580 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026

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The record gives a start of Jan 2009, a primary completion of Dec 2012 and a completion of Apr 2013. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.

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Registered: Apr 19, 2016
First posted: Apr 27, 2016
Start: Jan 2009
Primary completionActual: Dec 2012
CompletionActual: Apr 2013
Last update: Apr 27, 2016

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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 27, 2016, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

Registry details

Key details

Study ID: NCT02752581
Lead sponsor: Mert Özcan
Responsible party: Mert Özcan (Assoc. Prof., Trakya University) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted: Apr 27, 2016
Start date: Jan 2009
Primary completion: Dec 2012
Completion: Apr 2013
Last update: Apr 27, 2016

Oversight

Data monitoring committee: No

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