A supervised exercise and education rehabilitation program for patients following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: SUPER KNEE randomised controlled trial.
- Conditions
- Anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionPost-traumatic osteoarthritisMusculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disordersPhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - PhysiotherapyInjuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidentsMusculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12620001164987
- Lead Sponsor
- a Trobe University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 184
(i) Aged 18-40 years at the time of ACLR; (ii) 9-36 months following ACLR; (iii) KOOS4 score <80/100; (iv) willing/able to complete exercise-therapy 3 times per week for at least 4 months
(i) synthetic ACLR graft; (ii) concomitant intra-articular knee fracture; (iii) planning to relocate interstate/internationally in following 12 months or unable to commit to the various study assessments over the next 12 months; (iv) knee re-injury/surgery in past 3 months (either knee); (v) intra-articular knee injection in past 3 months (either knee); (vi) participation in physiotherapy in past 6 weeks (for conditions affecting either knee); (vii) other health condition affecting physical function; (viii) contraindications to MRI; (ix) pregnancy; (x) inability to understand English; (xi) planning knee surgery in following 12 months.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method KOOS4; The average score of 4 of the 5 Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) subscales covering pain, symptoms, difficulty in sports and recreational activities and quality of life.[ Change from baseline to 4 months post-baseline]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method