The Design and Evaluation of an Active Intervention for the Prevention of Non-contact ACL Injury
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Athletic Injuries
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
- Enrollment
- 17
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Knee Flexion Angle and Trunk Flexion Angle After Activity Training With Feedback
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 9 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The overall goal of this project is to reduce the risk for anterior cruciate ligament injuries by designing a targeted intervention that will alter the known kinematic and kinetic risk factors associated with ACL injuries.
Detailed Description
This study will address the following specific aims: 1) To optimize a wearable, targeted, active training feedback device to reduce the risk of ACL injury among healthy subjects by inducing patterns of movement that alter the known kinematic and kinetic risk factors associated with ACL injuries. 2) To evaluate the efficacy of the active device and determine if the device reduces the risk of ACL injury among healthy subjects by effectively inducing patterns of movement that alter the known kinematic and kinetic risk factors associated with ACL injuries.
Investigators
Thomas Peter Andriacchi
Principle Investigator
Stanford University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •The ages would range from 18 to
- •Both male and female subjects will be enrolled, and ethnic backgrounds would be mixed.
Exclusion Criteria
- •(i) chronic lower body pain (ii) recent surgery of the lower or upper body (limitation of range of motion) (iii) previous history of ligament, meniscal, or chondral injury requiring surgery to the lower limb (iv) inability to complete jumping tasks
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Knee Flexion Angle and Trunk Flexion Angle After Activity Training With Feedback
Time Frame: 1 day
Knee flexion angle describes the angle between the tibia and femur during the activity. Trunk flexion is the angle between the shoulders and the hips during the activity.
Secondary Outcomes
- Thigh Coronal Angular Velocity After Feedback Training(1 day)