interACTION: A Portable Joint Function Monitoring and Training System to Supplement Home Exercise Programs Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

University of Pittsburgh

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Treatments: Other: Standard of Care Physical Therapy; Device: interACTION

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02775188

PRO16020108

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to ascertain if home-based therapy with monitoring via telemedicine can overcome many barriers to compliance and improve rehabilitation following ACL reconstruction. Patients undergoing ACL Reconstruction will be followed for 6 weeks during their outpatient physical therapy treatment. Subjects will undergo weekly physical therapy or weekly physical therapy paired with InterACTION.

Sex: All

Ages: 15 to 30 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Between 15 to 30 years of age;
2. Have undergone ACL Reconstruction;
3. Being referred for post-operative outpatient physical therapy;
4. Agree to and able to perform pre-designed exercises that they would normally perform in a physical therapy program after ACL Reconstruction.

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients undergoing concomitant meniscal repair or other surgical procedure requiring modification of post-operative physical therapy program;
2. Patients with BMI >40 at the time of surgery;
3. Individuals who are not free of any other co-disability or comorbidity that would specifically impede disallow or otherwise hinder performance of physical therapy exercises;

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

Physical Therapy with InterACTION

Experimental group

Description:

After ACL Reconstruction, subjects will undergo physical therapy 1 time per week supplemented by home exercise program with InterACTION device.

Treatment:

Device: interACTION

Physical Therapy

Other group

Description:

After ACL Reconstruction, subjects will undergo physical therapy 1 time per week

Treatment:

Other: Standard of Care Physical Therapy