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Completed Not applicable Interventional

Closed Suction Drainage in Shoulder Arthroplasty

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02767453

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Official title

The Utility of Closed Suction Drainage in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Prospective Analysis.

Brief summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine the limited effectiveness of drains during Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Drains are used during joint arthroplasty procedures to decrease infection rates, swelling,and the number of dressing changes required during a hospital stay. The use of drains has been heavily investigated in the hip and knee replacement literature, but there have been no investigations regarding their use in shoulder replacements, despite frequent use. Clinical benefit has not been consistently documented regarding drain usage in hip and knee arthroplasty and the investigators hypothesize that they are of limited utility in total shoulder arthroplasty as well. The investigators will perform a prospective investigation of total shoulder arthroplasty patients- dividing them into two groups- half will receive a drain at the time of surgery and the other half will not be receiving a drain.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02767453
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
Columbia University
Other
Enrollment
100 participants

Conditions and interventions

Conditions

Interventions

Procedure

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
Not listed
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Dec 31, 2014
Primary completion
Jan 23, 2019
Completion
Jan 23, 2019
Last update posted
Mar 26, 2019

2015 – 2019

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Columbia University medical Center New York New York 10032

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