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Terminated Not applicable Interventional

Embolic Events Detected During Total Knee Arthroplasty With the Use of RIA (Reamer-Irrigator-Aspirator)

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00815958

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Official title

Embolic Events Detected During Total Knee Arthroplasty With and Without the Use of RIA (Reamer-Irrigator-Aspirator): A Blinded, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Study

Brief summary

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The embolisation of fat and bone marrow during long bone instrumentation is a well-known complication of major joint replacement surgery. Clinically significant venous thromboembolic disease, cardiopulmonary dysfunction,cerebral emboli, and death have all been described. Because the intravasation of medullary contents is caused by increased pressure during canal instrumentation, the use of the Synthes RIA (Reamer-Irrigator-Aspirator), a negative pressure-irrigated high-speed reamer, may result in a lower incidence of embolism. This controlled clinical trial will evaluate the utility of the RIA in reducing the frequency and severity of embolic events as detected by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and transcranial Doppler (TCD) during total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgery.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00815958
Recruitment status
Terminated
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
Ohio State University
Other
Enrollment
6 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Dec 2007 (Type not available)
Primary completion
Mar 2009 (Actual)
Completion
Mar 2009 (Actual)
Last update posted
Jan 24, 2017

2007 – 2009

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1

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