The Design and Evaluation of an Active Intervention for the Prevention of Non-contact ACL Injury

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Sprains and Strains; Wounds and Injuries; Athletic Injuries; Knee Injuries

• Registration Number: NCT01021111
• Lead Sponsor: Stanford University

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.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-11
• Study First Submitted: 2009-11-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-11-24
• Study First Posted: 2009-11-26
• Primary Completion: 2011-04
• Study Completion: 2014-12
• Results First Submitted: 2016-10-26
• Status Verified: 2017-03
• Results First Submitted QC: 2017-03-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-03-15
• Results First Posted: 2017-04-21
• Last Update Posted: 2017-04-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 17

Inclusion Criteria

The ages would range from 18 to 65. 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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knee Flexion Angle and Trunk Flexion Angle After Activity Training With Feedback	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 Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Thigh Coronal Angular Velocity After Feedback Training	1 day	How fast the thigh is moving relative to the tibia during the activity, measured in degrees/second.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Stanford University School of Medicine; 🇺🇸 Stanford, California, United States