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Clinical Trials/NCT07580157
NCT07580157Enrolling By InvitationNot Applicable

Focused Shockwave For Anterior Knee Pain Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACL-R)

Mayo Clinic1 site in 1 country20 target enrollmentStarted: August 1, 2026Last updated:
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Enrolling By Invitation
Enrollment
20
Locations
1

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether Focused Shockwave (FSW) therapy reduces anterior knee pain following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL-R) with bone-patellar tendon-bone (BTB) or quadriceps tendon (QT) autografts.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Single (Participant)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Adults ≥18 years of age.
  • Have undergone primary ACL-R with BTB or QT autograft.
  • Have not previously undergone FSW or radial pressure wave (RPW) in the past for any indication
  • Must speak English
  • Capacity to provide consent

Exclusion Criteria

  • Pregnant or breastfeeding.
  • Revision ACL-R.
  • History of previous ipsilateral knee surgery.
  • Multi-ligament knee injury requiring surgical intervention beyond ACL.
  • o Not including concomitant meniscal or chondral injuries addressed at the time of surgery.
  • History of deep vein thrombosis.
  • Active infection at or near the harvest site.

Arms & Interventions

Focused shockwave

Experimental

Focused shockwave (FSW) will be applied to the autograft harvest site for 3 consecutive weekly sessions.

Intervention: Focused Shockwave (Other)

Sham focused shockwave

Sham Comparator

The sham focused shockwave will be applied to the autograft harvest site for 3 consecutive weekly sessions.

Intervention: Sham Focused Shockwave (Other)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Joshua M. Romero

Principal Investigator

Mayo Clinic

Study Sites (1)

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