Comparative Study Between Two Physiotherapy Protocols Conventional X Accelerated in Individuals Undergoing Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament.

University of Sao Paulo

Status: Completed

Conditions: Rehabilitation; Knee; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Treatments: Other: Accelerated Rehabilitation; Other: Nonaccelerated Rehabilitation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01821599

LCA-9090

Details and patient eligibility

About

The accelerated rehabilitation and early return does not seem to be harmful, but still needs further research to define the rehabilitation time is what shows Kruse and collaborators (2012) in their study of systematic review. The surgical treatment of anterior cruciate ligament injury is the gold standard in the treatment of these injuries in young and active, the postoperative rehabilitation is extensive and full return to sport occurs only after 6 months postoperatively. Based on this gap, the investigators seek to draw properly through our study methods and more complex techniques, that comparing two rehabilitation programs can achieve high precision early rehabilitation. This will include 32 athletes who had complete ACL rupture confirmed by MRI and underwent ACL reconstruction using patellar tendon.All subjects will be followed from the pre-surgery, the fourth and sixth month after surgery with: KT1000 measures the ligamentous laxity, knee function by applying the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC 2000); Isokinetic Muscle Strength (Cybex). Through a random draw of sealed envelopes, patients will be allocated in their rehabilitation groups: Accelerated (4 months) or Conventional (6 months). Preoperatively, fourth and sixth month after surgery will be an assessment of laxity by (KT1000), Muscular Strength (CYBEX) and knee function affected by IKDC (2000) and Hop Test. The assessor and the patients were blinded to treatment group. This study will have the locus Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, School of Medicine, São Paulo. The comparative results of the two groups are analyzed using specific statistical tests to prove an improved significative without damaging the integrity of the graft.

Full description

All subjects will be followed for a period of six months. During this period will undergo three stages of evaluation.

1. º Preoperative up to two years following injury : assessment will consist KT1000 measures the ligamentous laxity, knee function by applying the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC 2000); Hop Test (jumps with one leg); Isokinetic Muscle Strength (Cybex).
2. º 4º months pós-surgery KT1000, International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC 2000); Hop Test; Isokinetic Muscle Strength (Cybex)
3. º 6º months postoperatively KT1000, International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) + Hop Test; Isokinetic Muscle Strength (Cybex)

Enrollment: 29 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• With diagnosis of injury (primary) anterior cruciate ligament confirmed by magnetic resonance may or may not be associated with a meniscal injury or partial ligament medial collateral ligament (MCL) surgery is not indicated.
• Patients undergo surgery for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using patellar tendon.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who had changes in diagnosis during surgery.
• Surgical complications
• Patients with More than 30% of lack or abandon physiotherapy.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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29 participants in 2 patient groups

Conventional group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Nonaccelerated Rehabilitation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Treatment:

Other: Nonaccelerated Rehabilitation

Accelerated group

Experimental group

Description:

Accelerated Rehabilitation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Treatment:

Other: Accelerated Rehabilitation