Other Clinical Trial - Virtual Reality Mindfulness Meditation After ACL

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

To evaluate the effect of virtual reality mindfulness meditation on patients after ACLR, the investigators will determine the effect of virtual reality mindfulness meditation to 1) decrease self-reported injury-related fear, 2) improve poor jump-landing movement patterns, and 3) improve brain activity in women 1 to 5 years post-ACLR when compared to a virtual reality sham group.

Clinical Trial Description

Injury-related fear after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury significantly contributes to decreased return to sport, decreased physical activity engagement, and increased ACL reinjury risk in previously high functioning, physically active individuals. Injury-related fear is also associated with poor jump-landing movement patterns in patients after ACL reconstruction (ACLR). Unfortunately, current rehabilitation practices do not specifically address injury-related fear in patients after ACLR. Virtual reality mindfulness meditation is a mental practice that involves focusing the mind on experiences in the present moment and has been used to address depression, anxiety, and chronic musculoskeletal pain. To evaluate the effect of virtual reality mindfulness meditation on patients after ACLR, the investigators will determine the effect of virtual reality mindfulness meditation to 1) decrease self-reported injury-related fear, 2) improve poor jump-landing movement patterns, and 3) improve brain activity in women 1 to 5 years post-ACLR when compared to a virtual reality sham group. Patients in the intervention group will complete 8-weeks of virtual reality mindfulness meditation + an advanced rehabilitation training program. Patients in the sham group will complete 8-weeks of the virtual reality sham + an advanced rehabilitation training program. The central hypothesis is that women 1 to 5 years post ACLR who undergo virtual reality mindfulness meditation will demonstrate decreased injury-related fear, improved jump-landing movement patterns, and improved brain activity. ;

Study Design

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury

Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT05527171
Study type	Interventional
Source	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Contact	Shelby E Baez, Ph.D., ATC
Phone	910-273-1821
Email	sbaez@unc.edu
Status	Recruiting
Phase	N/A
Start date	September 5, 2023
Completion date	May 31, 2026

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Virtual Reality Mindfulness Meditation After ACL Reconstruction

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