One Up, One Down: Analyzing Patient Preference on Cryotherapy Machine Tubing Placement

Launched by CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTY · Jan 9, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial, called "One Up, One Down," is looking to understand how patients feel about the placement of tubing from cryotherapy machines, which are used to help reduce pain and swelling after certain knee surgeries. The study will compare two different setups: one where the tubing faces the patient's head and another where it faces the feet. Researchers want to find out which setup makes patients more comfortable and satisfied during their recovery.

To participate in this study, you need to be between 10 and 18 years old and scheduled for specific knee surgeries like ACL reconstruction or MPFL reconstruction. You also need to have access to a cryotherapy unit at the time of your surgery. If you join, you’ll experience one of the two tubing placements and share your thoughts on how comfortable you feel and how much pain you experience. This information will help improve the use of cryotherapy in the future.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Patients scheduled for an arthroscopic ACL reconstruction (CPT 29888) or MPFL reconstruction/augmentation with internal brace (CPT 27422 or 27429)
• • Ages 10-18 years old at the time of surgery
• • Patients who have access to a cryotherapy unit at the time of surgery
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • No ACL reconstruction (CPT 29888) nor MPFL reconstruction/augmentation with internal brace (CPT 27422 or 27429) performed during knee arthroscopy (i.e., isolated meniscus repair, synovectomy/debridement, etc.)
• • Patients do not have access to a cryotherapy unit
• • Patients less than 10 or older than 18 at the time of surgery