Predictive Factors for a Successful Return to Run After ACL-R

Laval University

Status: Completed

Conditions: ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION

Treatments: Other: Retrun to run protocol

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04130308

ACLR/Running 2019

Details and patient eligibility

About

After anterior cruciate ligament (LCA) rupture, the recommended treatment for athletes is the surgical reconstruction of the ligament (ACL-R), followed by a long rehabilitation period. The results of this treatment are sub-optimal with a low rate of return to pre-injury level of sport, a high risk of reinjury and early knee osteoarthritis. To improve treatment outcomes, researchers and clinicians recommend optimizing rehabilitation protocols. They recommend individualizing rehabilitation progression based on objective criteria. However, current defined criteria relied on experts' opinions and not scientific validation.

Return to run after ACL reconstruction is an important rehabilitation milestone. It often means the beginning of the return to sport continuum. A successful return to run is therefore crucial for both the patient and clinician. In this study, the investigators aim to determine the predictive outcomes for a successful return to run after ACL-R.

Enrollment: 72 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Experimental group

Inclusion Criteria:

• ACL-R 3 to 4 months ago

Exclusion Criteria:

• already returned to run
• multiple ligament lesions

Control group

Inclusion Criteria:

• healthy person

Exclusion Criteria:

• history of ACL lesion or reconstruction
• history of knee injury
• injured in the last year

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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72 participants in 2 patient groups

ACL-R

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Retrun to run protocol

Control

No Intervention group