The Effect of Anti-Gravity Treadmill Training in Patients With Meniscus Tears

Bezmialem Vakif University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Meniscus Tear

Treatments: Other: Anti-gravity treadmill training; Other: Conventional treadmill training; Other: Standard physiotherapy and rehabilitation program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06646536

KA24-4

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of anti-gravity treadmill training on symptoms and functions in patients with meniscus tears.

Full description

Meniscus tears are one of the most common sports-related injuries. Acute trauma-related tears are more common in active young individuals and athletes. Symptoms such as pain, effusion, tenderness at the joint line, locking, and knee dysfunction are observed after injury. It is aimed to provide painless movement, normal knee kinematics, and retaining of muscle strength in rehabilitation process. Anti-gravity treadmills use an inflatable space around the lower extremities and significantly reduce body weight during walking and running. Anti-gravity treadmill training protects the joint and surrounding soft tissues against the negative effects of loading during the post-injury recovery process, and allows the tissues to heal safely. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of anti-gravity treadmill training on symptoms and functions in patients with meniscus tears.

Patients will be randomly divided into three groups: Anti-Gravity Treadmill Group, Conventional Treadmill Group, and Control Group. All patients will be included physiotherapy and rehabilitation program for 6 weeks, 2 days a week. While subjects in the Anti-Gravity Treadmill Group will participate to training anti-gravity treadmill walking, subjects in the Conventional Treadmill Group will participate walking program on a standard treadmill. Symptoms and functions will be assessed baseline and after 6-week program.

Enrollment: 48 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age between 18-40 years old
• Clinical history and symptoms consistent with MRI-confirmed meniscus tear

Exclusion criteria

• History of previous knee surgery
• Other knee ligament pathologies
• Neurological disorders

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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48 participants in 3 patient groups

Anti-gravity Treadmill Group

Experimental group

Description:

Anti-gravity treadmill (Alter G) walking program in addition to physiotherapy and rehabilitation

Treatment:

Other: Standard physiotherapy and rehabilitation program

Other: Anti-gravity treadmill training

Conventional Treadmill Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Standard treadmill walking program in addition to physiotherapy and rehabilitation

Treatment:

Other: Standard physiotherapy and rehabilitation program

Other: Conventional treadmill training

Control Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Physiotherapy and rehabilitation program

Treatment:

Other: Standard physiotherapy and rehabilitation program