{"id":38,"date":"2015-10-09T10:00:54","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T10:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2025-01-21T16:10:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T16:10:42","slug":"firstkind-geko-thr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/research\/current-projects\/firstkind-geko-thr\/","title":{"rendered":"Firstkind \u2013 geko post-THR"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/files\/2020\/05\/geko.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3370\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/files\/2020\/05\/geko-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/files\/2020\/05\/geko-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/files\/2020\/05\/geko-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/files\/2020\/05\/geko.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"content-title\"><strong>A Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of a Novel Neuromuscular Electro-Stimulation Device in Preventing the Formation of Oedema and Deep Vein Thrombosis Following Total Hip Replacement Surgery.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Study Description:\u00a0<\/strong>This study investigated whether the geko&#x2122; device is more efficient than compression stockings in preventing the formation of symptomatic\/asymptomatic Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVTs), post total hip replacement surgery.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Primary Objective:\u00a0<\/strong>To evaluate whether an NMES (neuromuscular electrical stimulation) device is more efficient than compression stockings in preventing the formation of oedema following total hip replacement surgery.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Secondary Objectives: <\/strong>To compare the formation of asymptomatic and symptomatic DVT, to compare device acceptability, tolerability and compliance, and to compare device safety by monitoring for adverse events.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Results:\u00a0<\/strong>The results of this study suggest that the NMES is a safe and well tolerated alternative to compression stockings, which should be considered by clinicians seeking the additional benefit of reducing post-operative oedema. In addition, the NMES device should be considered as part of a DVT prophylaxis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Publications:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wainwright TW, Burgess LC, Middleton RG. <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC6072917\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A feasibility randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel neuromuscular electro-stimulation device in preventing the formation of oedema following total hip replacement surgery.<\/a>\u00a0<em>Heliyon.\u00a0<\/em>2018;4(7):e00697. doi:10.1016\/j.heliyon.2018.e00697.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of a Novel Neuromuscular Electro-Stimulation Device in Preventing the Formation of Oedema and Deep Vein Thrombosis Following Total Hip Replacement Surgery. Study Description:\u00a0This study investigated whether the geko&#x2122; device is more efficient than compression stockings in preventing the formation of symptomatic\/asymptomatic Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVTs), post&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/research\/current-projects\/firstkind-geko-thr\/\">Read more &raquo;<span class=\"sr-only\"> about Firstkind \u2013 geko post-THR<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":370,"featured_media":0,"parent":26,"menu_order":14,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-38","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/370"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5811,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions\/5811"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}