Contralateral Strength-training After Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction

Schulthess Klinik

Status: Completed

Conditions: Muscle Weakness After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Treatments: Behavioral: Neuromuscular electrical stimulation; Behavioral: eccentric training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01901965

Contralateral_01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The main aims of the study are (1) to examine the impact of contralateral strength training on the quadriceps muscle function after ACL surgery and (2) to compare the magnitude of cross-education induced by NMES versus eccentric strength training.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients scheduled for ACL reconstruction surgery

Exclusion criteria

• Concomitant lower limb injury or disorder
• previous lower extremity open surgery on the contralateral lower limb
• cardiac disease
• pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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36 participants in 3 patient groups

NMES

Experimental group

Description:

neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) of the quadriceps muscle with Kneehab

Treatment:

Behavioral: Neuromuscular electrical stimulation

eccentric training

Experimental group

Description:

unilateral eccentric resistance exercises

Treatment:

Behavioral: eccentric training

sham NMES

Sham Comparator group

Description:

neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the quadriceps muscle with intensity which causes no visible contraction or displacement of the leg (activation below motor threshold)

Treatment:

Behavioral: Neuromuscular electrical stimulation