A Study to Evaluate the Incrediwear Products Immediately After ACL or ACL+MCL Arthroscopic Surgery
A Study to Evaluate the Incrediwear Products Immediately After ACL or ACL+MCL Arthroscopic Surgery
To assess the benefits of using the Incrediwear knee products after ACL or ACL+MCL arthroscopic surgery, on the postoperative pain, range of motion and effusion. The study team will compare patients with Incrediwear products, or placebo Incrediwear products, or no products during the first 6-month postoperative period. The group that does not wear the Incrediwear or placebo products is considered the standard of care control group and will proceed with the normal standard of care compression hose.
After knee surgery, the participant will be randomly assigned to one of the three groups. The participant will have a 1-in-3 chance of being assigned to each group. The products will be placed on the participant by the hospital staff according to the random assignment sent with the surgical packet.
Study Screening/pre-operative appointment
The surgeon confirms the participant meets the inclusion criteria and are scheduled for surgery in the next few weeks, and how the participant may be eligible to participate in the study.
The surgeon will discuss the study and possible risks/benefits of being in the research.
• Day of surgery
The study packet will be sent to the hospital by the clinical staff. The packet will include a study number assignment, the products assigned the study number, and the patient study journal. The participant, surgeon, and hospital staff will not know which group the participant are in, with the exception of the standard of care control group, as this group will wear the hospital-issued compression hose.
• Postoperative Recovery
Subjective: Patient rates surgical site pain, on a 0-10 VAS pain scale. Patients will record pain medication type and quantity taken in a daily pain diary.
Objective: Surgical extremity range of motion, and surgical extremity knee effusion, measured by either the Physical Therapist or the surgeon at the postop appointment.
Measurements will be taken at; Preop appointment, Postop Day 0, Day 3, Day 7, Day 14, Day 21, Day 30 (1 month), Day 45, Day 60 (2 month), Day 100 (3 month), and Day 180 (6 month).
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria: