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

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION Clinical Trial

Official title:

Predictive Factors for a Successful Return to Run After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Underlying Bio-mechanical Factors

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04130308
• Other study ID #: ACLR/Running 2019
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 10, 2018
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: October 2019
• Source: Laval University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 72
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: April 30, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION

Intervention

Other:
• Retrun to run protocol
Progressive return to run protocol for patients after ACL-R

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration (CIRRIS)	Quebec City	Quebec

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Laval University	Ordre Professionnel de la Physiothérapie du Québec (OPPQ)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Muscular strength assessment	Quadriceps, hamstring and gluteus strength assessment with handheld dynamometer (N)	Day 0
Primary	Modified Y-balance test	Modified Y-balance test (m)	Day 0
Primary	step-down test	endurance test, number of repetition	Day 0
Primary	Self-reported outcomes: ACL-RSI	ACL-RSI: 0-100	Day 0
Primary	Self-reported outcomes: IKDC	IKDC: 0-100	Day 0
Secondary	Running kinematic	knee kinematic (degree)	Day 0 and Day 14
Secondary	Running kinetic	kinetic (N)	Day 0 and Day 14
Secondary	Knee joint contact force	knee joint contact force (N)	Day 0 and Day 14