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Effect of neurocognitive load during hop tests on jump distance, muscle activity and joint angles in patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction versus healthy individuals

Completed
Conditions
tear of the anterior cruciate ligament
anterior cruciate ligament rupture
10043237
Registration Number
NL-OMON52024
Lead Sponsor
Ziekenhuisgroep Twente
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

To participate in this study, a participant of the ACLr group must meet the
following criteria:
- At the time of inclusion, an age between 18 and 30 years old
- Primary ACLr, as evidenced by history and physical examination and additional
examination (MRI);
- Physiotherapy during rehabilitation after ACLr;
- Between 6-24 months after ACLr.

To participate in this study, a participant in the control group must meet the
following criteria:
- At the time of inclusion, an age of 18 to 30 years;
- No knee injury that affects knee instability, such as ACL rupture;
- No lower extremity injury in the 6 months prior to study entry, resulting in
more than 2 weeks of inability to exercise;
- No motor impairment at the time of the measurement.

Exclusion Criteria

A potential participant who meets any of the following criteria will be
excluded from this study:
- Color blindness
- Visual impairment;
- Neurological disabilities.

A potential participant of the ACLr group who meets one of the following
criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:
- Complications during rehabilitation (re-rupture, additional knee damage
and/or no functional recovery after 6 months);
- Bilateral ACL rupture and/or revision ACLr;
- Multiligamentary knee injury;
- Swelling of the knee, defined as stroke > 2;
- Degenerative changes in the knee joint;
- Surgical procedures or injuries of the contralateral leg.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The primary outcome is the difference in jump distance between a traditional<br /><br>hoptest and the hoptests with added neurocognitive load in 1) patients after<br /><br>ACLr and 2) individuals without knee injury. The jump distance between the<br /><br>traditional jump test, the first neurocognitive jump test and the second<br /><br>neurocognitive jump test is compared. </p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The first secundary outcome is the left-right difference in traditional jump<br /><br>tests and the left-right difference in jump tests with added neurcognitive load.<br /><br>Other secondary outcomes consist of parameters derived from muscle activity and<br /><br>joint angles, measured with EMG and 3D motion sensors, respectively.</p><br>
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