Knee vs. Ankle Training on Knee Mechanics After ACLR

October 6 University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: ACL Sprain; ACL Tear; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture

Treatments: Other: Ankle then Knee rehabilitation protocol; Other: Knee then Ankle rehabilitation protocol

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05241795

ACL2122

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will be conducted to investigate if there is any difference between starting rehabilitation program after ACL reconstruction with knee joint training followed by ankle joint training and starting it with ankle joint training followed by knee joint training (crossover effect) on gait parameters of the knee joint.

Enrollment: 48 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 20 to 30 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ACL reconstruction with a hamstring tendon autograft participated in this study.
• Score 7 on Tegner activity scale.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with bilateral knee injury
• History of surgery or traumatic injury to the uninvolved lower extremity or to the hip or ankle of the involved lower extremity
• History of ACL reconstruction on the ipsilateral side and other knee ligament injuries requiring surgery.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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48 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A: Knee exercises then Ankle exercises

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients will receive a rehabilitation protocol starting with knee training followed by ankle training.

Treatment:

Other: Knee then Ankle rehabilitation protocol

Group B: Ankle exercises then Knee exercises

Experimental group

Description:

Patients will receive a rehabilitation protocol starting with ankle training followed by knee training.

Treatment:

Other: Ankle then Knee rehabilitation protocol