Resistive Co-contraction Training After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Hacettepe University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Muscle Weakness

Treatments: Other: Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02300636

014T03102002

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study investigates different resistive co-contraction trainings effect on knee strength recovery after ACL reconstruction. Participants will be divided into three groups. Group 1 will receive standard ACL rehabilitation with 8 week co-contraction training in open kinetic chain position, Group 2 will receive standard ACL rehabilitation with 8 week co-contraction training in open kinetic chain position and Group 3 (control group) will only receive standard ACL rehabilitation.

Full description

Co-contraction trainings can enhance joint stability via improving proprioceptive ability and stimulates muscle activity after injury and/or surgery. The participants will be assigned to the different groups one month after surgery. They will receive 8-week-treatment. Isometric strength of quadriceps and hamstring muscles will be measured at first,third and sixth months after surgery. Concentric and eccentric strength of quadriceps and hamstring muscles will be measured only at sixth months after surgery.

Enrollment: 52 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 17 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ACL reconstruction with hamstring autograft
• starting PT program within one week after surgery

Exclusion criteria

• Revision surgery
• serious cartilage damage and/or cartilage repair
• ACL reconstruction with allograft and patellar tendon graft
• Having systemic and/or neurological problems

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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52 participants in 3 patient groups

Training: open kinetic

Experimental group

Description:

Co-contraction training in open kinetic chain position 8 weeks, 3 days in a week

Treatment:

Other: Training

Other: Training

Other: Training

Training: closed kinetic

Experimental group

Description:

Co-contraction training in closed kinetic chain position 8 weeks, 3 days in a week

Treatment:

Other: Training

Other: Training

Other: Training

Training: Standard ACL rehabilitation

Active Comparator group

Description:

Standard ACL rehabilitation 8 weeks, 3 days in a week

Treatment:

Other: Training

Other: Training

Other: Training