Total Rupture of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament in the Knee Clinical Trial
Official title:
Effectiveness of a Non-invasive Therapy for Treating Fully Ruptured Anterior Cruciate Ligaments in the Knee by Using MRI, Functional Tests and Scores: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The primary hypothesis is that Khalifa's therapy brings additional benefit compared to standard therapy (physiotherapy) for patients with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).
Mohamed Khalifa, a therapist from Hallein (Austria), has been working since 30 years with a
self-developed manual technique for treating injuries of the musculoskeletal system
especially of the knee by applying high pressure to the skin in the area of the injury. This
pressure is applied in various amplitudes and frequencies.
International top athletes from various disciplines reported a rapid pain relief, and even
full recovery, immediately after his one hour treatment.
Prior to the investigators' study, the investigators evaluated one pilot patient with a
complete ACL rupture after a soccer game with Magnet-Resonance-Imaging (MRI) and clinical
tests. This patient was physically immobile and reported pain especially when stretching and
bending the knee. After one hour of treatment from Khalifa the signs of the injury like the
stretching / bending inhibition and pain were gone immediately. Three months after the
treatment, an evaluation of the knee with MRI showed an end-to-end continuous ACL with
homogeneous signal and the clinical tests confirmed the stability of the knee.
With this study the investigators will evaluate the possibility of influencing the healing
of a completely ruptured ACL of the knee by one single special local pressure treatment to
the skin for 60 min.
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Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment