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Self-guided pre-habilitation exercise program for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury

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Research Sponsored by WellSpan Health

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be younger than 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up approximately 4 weeks following initiation of a pre-habilitation program

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Study Summary

This trial is testing whether a home-based, self-guided physical therapy program can be just as effective as a traditional, office-based program in preparing patients for surgery to repair a torn ACL.

Eligible Conditions

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ approximately 4 weeks following initiation of a pre-habilitation program

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~approximately 4 weeks following initiation of a pre-habilitation program

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and approximately 4 weeks following initiation of a pre-habilitation program for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Number of Participants Ready for ACL repair surgery

Secondary outcome measures

Knee Range of Motion

Thigh circumference

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Self-guided Home-based PrehabilitationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Group II: Traditional Supervised Prehabilitation with a Physical TherapistActive Control1 Intervention

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Who is running the clinical trial?

WellSpan HealthLead Sponsor

28 Previous Clinical Trials

2,004,510 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Is the age range for this experimental procedure limited to those over 20 years old?

"The age range for this clinical experiment is between 13 and 50 years old."

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For which demographic is this research study open?

"To qualify, applicants must meet two criteria: they should be aged between 13 and 50 years old and have a diagnosed anterior cruciate ligament tear. This medical trial seeks to enlist 128 persons in total."

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Are there any vacant openings for participants in this investigation?

"The information posted on clinicaltrials.gov reveals that this study is actively hunting for participants to join their trial, which was originally publicized on February 23rd 2021 and recently renewed on February 20th 2022."

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What is the current enrollment count for this clinical trial?

"Affirmative. According to clinicaltrials.gov, the research project which was first advertised on February 23rd 2021 is presently recruiting patients. This medical trial needs 128 volunteers from a single location."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Quantifying the Benefits of Supervised vs. Unsupervised Pre-habilitation for Patients With Acute ACL Tears

John Deitch 2021. "Quantifying the Benefits of Supervised vs. Unsupervised Pre-habilitation for Patients With Acute ACL Tears". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04593264.