The effects of cross-education on loss of muscle strength and knee function after ACL reconstructio

Completed

• Conditions: 10043237; 10005944; anterior cruciate ligament rupture; anterior cruciate ligament tear

• Registration Number: NL-OMON39793
• Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 29 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Patients awaiting an ACL reconstruction surgery will be included: male, female, age 20 to 60, any race, BMI<30 kg/m2, ACL tear to the dominant or non-dominant leg with or without meniscal excision, hamstring autograft, allograft of any source, signed informed consent, and follow study protocol.

Exclusion Criteria

if they are pregnant (surgeon will look in the medical record of the patient), have an injury to the other leg, a meniscal tear requiring repair, additional interventions that interfere with standard rehab (e.g., cartilage lesion treatment), multiple serious injuries to target leg (ACL tear+meniscus tear, ACL+plus collateral ligament tear, prior major surgery to legs, pelvis), revision ACL reconstruction on the same knee, degenerative arthritis on radiographs or articular cartilage fissures extending to subchondral bone, or exposed bone as seen in arthroscopy (grade IV), current or prior neurological conditions (Parkinson*s disease, stroke, dementia).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>a) Return to sport or work status at 6 months, b) Cincinnati Knee Score a test<br /><br>that is valid and sensitive to measure changes over time in patients* knee<br /><br>status after ACL rehabilitation, c) Pain intensity (0 to 100) (23) and global<br /><br>knee function (0 to 100).</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>a) hop test, b) balance, c) proprioception, d) force control, e) maximal force<br /><br>and power, and f) gait variability.</p><br>