The Benefits Of Cryoablation In Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorNYU Langone Health

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of cryoablation use on patient-reported outcomes (PROMs) and opioid consumption following total knee arthroplasty. This is a randomized study that will involve a 1:1 randomization to total knee arthroplasty +/- cryoablation.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patients are candidates for elective primary total knee arthroplasty for a diagnosis of osteoarthritis or inflammatory arthritis.

Patients have been medically cleared and scheduled for surgery

Disqualifiers

Patients with cold-related conditions (cryoglobulinemia, paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria, cold urticaria, and Raynaud's disease)

Surgery for fracture, infection, or malignancy

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Total knee arthroplasty (TKA)
  • Cryoablation

Treatment groups

215 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

1
NYU Langone Health10016, New YorkNew York, United States

Sponsors and collaborators

NYU Langone Health

Lead sponsor