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Heat Application to Quadriceps Effect on Pain After a Total Knee Arthroplasty

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Waitlist Available
Led By Cole Adams
Research Sponsored by The Idaho Clinic
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, 2 and 6 weeks
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial is testing whether applying heat to the thigh muscles using a rice-filled sock can help reduce pain in patients who have had knee replacement surgery. These patients often suffer from pain and stiffness, and current treatments can have side effects like addiction. The heat is believed to work by relaxing the muscles and improving blood flow. Local heat application is used as a non-drug practice for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis.

Eligible Conditions
  • Knee Arthritis

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, 2 and 6 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 2 and 6 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Change in Mental Health
Change in Physical Health
Change in knee function at 2 and 6 week check-ins
+3 more
Secondary study objectives
Change in Range of Motion at 2 and 6 week check-ins
Opiate Refills

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Rice sock and instructions to heat quadricepsExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Receives heating device and instructions to heat the quadriceps musculature.
Group II: No heating device or instructions to heat quadricepsActive Control1 Intervention
WIll not receive heating device or instructions to heat quadriceps musculature.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

The Idaho ClinicLead Sponsor
Cole AdamsPrincipal InvestigatorIdaho College of Osteopathic Medicine
~33 spots leftby Dec 2025
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