Gait Rehabilitation Following an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Linköping University (LiU)

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 2

Conditions: Complete Tear, Knee, Anterior Cruciate Ligament

Treatments: Other: Standardized rehabilitation following an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction at Linkoping University Hospital; Other: Gait rehabilitating with reduced bodyweight

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02930239

dnr 2016/25-31

Details and patient eligibility

About

A randomized control trial where subjects following an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction will be randomized to either a control group who will receive the normal rehabilitation or an experimental group who will perform a 2-week gait rehabilitation using the anti-gravity treadmill in addition to the normal rehabilitation. The intervention will be added to the existing care received at Linkoping University Hospital 2 weeks post-surgery, while the evaluation will be performed in week 5 and 12 post-surgery using: a 3D-gait analysis (with the Qualisys software), self-reported function questionnaires and a clinical examination.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Anterior cruciate ligament injury occurred a minimum of 3 weeks prior to surgery

Exclusion criteria

• Previous Anterior cruciate ligament injury
• Other knee injury with restrictions that could interfere with rehabilitation
• Other injury or disease that could interfere with rehabilitation
• Inability to understand the information

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Gait rehabilitation

Experimental group

Description:

Will perform 2 weeks of gait rehabilitation using the anti gravity treadmill. Intervention will start 2 weeks post-surgery. This rehabilitation will be performed simultaneously as the patient receives the standardized rehabilitation at Linkoping University Hospital.

Treatment:

Other: Gait rehabilitating with reduced bodyweight

Other: Standardized rehabilitation following an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction at Linkoping University Hospital

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Will only receive the standardized rehabilitation at Linkoping University Hospital.

Treatment:

Other: Standardized rehabilitation following an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction at Linkoping University Hospital