Continuous Passive Motion Following Fixation of Pelvic and Knee Fractures

This study is looking at whether using a Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) device after surgery for certain bone fractures helps with pain. You could be eligible if you are 18 or older and have had surgery for an acetabular (hip socket), supracondylar femur (thigh bone), or tibial plateau (shin bone) fracture. The study will compare your pain levels using a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and how much pain medication you need if you use CPM versus if you receive standard physical therapy. The goal is to see if CPM can reduce pain during your hospital stay. The current status of this study is unclear.

Study design
This is a comparative study with 100 planned participants. You would be randomized into one of two groups: one using a CPM device or one receiving typical care.
What's involved
If in the CPM group, you would use the device for 2 hours on and 2 hours off while awake in bed, in addition to physical therapy 1-3 times a week. If in the control group, you would have typical physical therapy 1-3 times a week.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your pain will be measured daily until discharge or up to 365 days. Functional outcomes will be assessed at the one-year mark.

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NCT04389749

Continuous Passive Motion Following Fixation of Pelvic and Knee Fractures

Recruiting
NAAges 18+Interventional
University of Cincinnati
~100 participants
Updated 2026-05-04 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:CPM

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
VAS Pain Score
Measured over Visual Analog Score for pain will be recorded daily after the surgery each day until the patient is discharged or up to 365 days..
Fractures, Bone

NCT04389749

Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Univrsity of Cincinnati Medical Center

    Cincinnati, Ohiostudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

  • Henry C Sagi, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Cincinnati

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Age 18 or greater
Isolated acetabular fractures, supracondylar femur fractures, or tibial plateau fracture
Have undergone operative intervention for fracture

Exclusion

Injury to either lower extremity that affects the patient's ability to weight bear
Under the age of 18
Pregnant
A prisoner
  • VAS Pain ScoreVisual Analog Score for pain will be recorded daily after the surgery each day until the patient is discharged or up to 365 days..

    Pain will be assessed by the patient on a scale of 1-10 during hospitalization. 1=no pain; 10=worst pain