Spa Rehabilitation After Cruciate Ligament Injury in Sportsmen

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Cruciate Ligament Injury; Balance Control
• Interventions: Other: Spa protocol; Other: Usual protocol

• Registration Number: NCT02225613
• Lead Sponsor: Central Hospital, Nancy, France

Brief Summary

Knee cruciate ligament injury is a common injury (15 000 per year in France) which concerns young sportsmen. Consequences are limitation in physical and sporting activities and at work.

Main objective: to compare water and traditional rehabilitation after cruciate ligament injury reconstruction in terms of kinematics of recovery and of proprioceptive abilities development.

Detailed Description

Secondary objectives: to compare algo-functional and sport, social and job come back date between both groups.

Multicentric randomised trial comparing two therapy protocols in knee cruciate ligament injury.

After surgery, 2 weeks rehabilitation; 3 weeks conventional rehabilitation (group 1) or rehabilitation in water (group 2).

Data will be collected at inclusion (before surgery), 2 weeks, 1 month, 2 months and 6 months after surgery.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2014-08-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-08-25
• Study First Posted: 2014-08-26
• Study Start: 2014-10
• Status Verified: 2016-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-08-05
• Last Update Posted: 2016-08-08
• Primary Completion: 2017-03
• Study Completion: 2017-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 128

Inclusion Criteria

• Adults,
• 18-49 years,
• indication of knee anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Exclusion Criteria

• other recent lower limb sprain,
• history of neurological disease (stroke, central or peripheral degenerative disease),
• psychtrope or antihypertensive drugs,
• aquatic activities contra-indication (cutaneous).

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Spa protocol	Spa protocol	2 weeks conventional rehabilitation 3 weeks aquatic rehabilitation
Usual protocol	Usual protocol	2 weeks conventional rehabilitation 3 weeks conventional rehabilitation

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Posturography composite score	up to 6 months	Postural control during quiet stance will be evaluated without and with sensory conflict by a sensory organization test

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Nancy University Hospital; 🇫🇷 Nancy, Lorraine, France