Predictive Factors for a Successful Return to Run After ACL-R

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION
• Interventions: Other: Retrun to run protocol

• Registration Number: NCT04130308
• Lead Sponsor: Laval University

Brief Summary

After anterior cruciate ligament (LCA) rupture, the recommended treatment for athletes is the surgical reconstruction of the ligament (ACL-R), followed by a long rehabilitation period. The results of this treatment are sub-optimal with a low rate of return to pre-injury level of sport, a high risk of reinjury and early knee osteoarthritis. To improve treatment outcomes, researchers and clinicians recommend optimizing rehabilitation protocols. They recommend individualizing rehabilitation progression based on objective criteria. However, current defined criteria relied on experts' opinions and not scientific validation.

Return to run after ACL reconstruction is an important rehabilitation milestone. It often means the beginning of the return to sport continuum. A successful return to run is therefore crucial for both the patient and clinician. In this study, the investigators aim to determine the predictive outcomes for a successful return to run after ACL-R.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-01-10
• Primary Completion: 2019-04-30
• Study Completion: 2019-04-30
• Status Verified: 2019-10
• Study First Submitted: 2019-10-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-10-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-10-15
• Study First Posted: 2019-10-17
• Last Update Posted: 2019-10-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 72

Inclusion Criteria

• ACL-R 3 to 4 months ago

Exclusion Criteria

• already returned to run
• multiple ligament lesions

Control group

Inclusion Criteria:

• healthy person

Exclusion Criteria:

• history of ACL lesion or reconstruction
• history of knee injury
• injured in the last year

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
ACL-R	Retrun to run protocol	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-reported outcomes: IKDC	Day 0	IKDC: 0-100
Muscular strength assessment	Day 0	Quadriceps, hamstring and gluteus strength assessment with handheld dynamometer (N)
step-down test	Day 0	endurance test, number of repetition
Modified Y-balance test	Day 0	Modified Y-balance test (m)
Self-reported outcomes: ACL-RSI	Day 0	ACL-RSI: 0-100

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Running kinematic	Day 0 and Day 14	knee kinematic (degree)
Knee joint contact force	Day 0 and Day 14	knee joint contact force (N)
Running kinetic	Day 0 and Day 14	kinetic (N)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration (CIRRIS); 🇨🇦 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada