Effects of Hydrotherapy on proprioception after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructio

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• Conditions: anterior cruciate ligament.; Sprain of anterior cruciate ligament of knee; S83.51

• Registration Number: IRCT20090301001722N21
• Lead Sponsor: Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 17 December 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 34

Inclusion Criteria

Aged between 18 and 35 years
Undergone a unilateral ACL reconstruction
No history or signs of injury in the contralateral knee
9 weeks after ACLR
ROM is greater than 100° flexion and complete extension (zero degrees)
Reconstruction using STG autograft
No previous history of lower limb surgery before the lesion and absence of neurological disorders

Exclusion Criteria

Inability to understand and/or perform the required maneuvers
fear of water
uncontrolled epilepsy
chlorine sensitivity
infected open
faecal incontinence
myocardial infarction

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knee joint position sense. Timepoint: pre and post-test. Method of measurement: Biodex Isokinetic System.;Voluntary response index analysis. Timepoint: pre and post-test. Method of measurement: Surface EMG by Biometrics (Ltd) data Log.;Knee function. Timepoint: pre and post-test. Method of measurement: international knee documentation committee questionnaire (IKDC).