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The goal of this RCT is comparing efficacy of silicone dressing in scar preventing after simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty.
The main question[s] it aims to answer are:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silicone dressing | Experimental | Apply silicone dressing after wound completely healed. Changing the dressing sheet every 7 days by Close the silicone cover for 10 weeks. |
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| No intervention | No Intervention | Do not apply silicone dressing |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silicone dressing | Device | Participant will apply silicone dressing at 2 weeks after TKA on one side of knee. Silicone dressing will change every week until 12 week postoperative. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Scar Scale | Vancouver Scar Scale evaluate by dermatologist (point) Range from 0-13 (0 mean best, 13 mean worst) | 6week, 3month, 6month, 1 year |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Range of motion | evaluate by long arm goniometer (degree) | 6week, 3month, 6month, 1 year |
| Forgotten joint score | Forgotten joint score (point) (range 0-100, 0 mean worst, 100 mean best) |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
4. There are other complications of the surgical wound, such as split wound, thrombosis around the surgical wound. Abscess caused by stitches (stitch abscess) 5. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Yot Tanariyakul, M.D. | Department of orthopedics | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thammasat University | Khlong Luang | Changwat Pathum Thani | 12120 | Thailand |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24509938 | Background | Kong CG, Kim GH, Kim DW, In Y. The effect of topical scar treatment on postoperative scar pain and pruritus after total knee arthroplasty. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2014 Apr;134(4):555-9. doi: 10.1007/s00402-014-1942-7. Epub 2014 Feb 9. |
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| 6week, 3month, 6month, 1year |
| modified WOMAC score | modified WOMAC score (point) (range 0-96, 0 mean best, 96 mean worst) | 6week, 3month, 6month, 1year |
| Scar pain | evaluate by visual analog scale (point) (0-10, 0 mean best, 10 mean worst) | 6week, 3month, 6month, 1year |
| Scar itching | evaluate by visual analog scale (point) (0-10, 0 mean best, 10 mean worst) | 6week, 3month, 6month, 1year |
| Complications | Wound complication ex deep joint infection, surgical site infection, wound dehiscence | 6week, 3month, 6month, 1year |