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NCT Number: NCT05716529

Functional Outcomes of an Accelerated Rehabilitation Protocol for ACL Reconstruction in Amateur Athletes

The main goal of a rehabilitation program after an ACL reconstruction is to regain mobility and muscle function and ultimately to return to sports participation. Purpose of the study: to investigate the effect of the accelerated rehabilitation program on knee pain, and function in patients post ACLR surgery. Fifty adult amateur males athletes who underwent ACLR surgery participated in this study, their age ranged from 18 to 35years.They were randomly assigned into two equal groups. Group (A) received accelerated rehabilitation protocol and group (B) received conventional physical therapy program. Treatment sessions were conducted 5 times per week for 22 weeks for both groups. All patients assessed pre and post treatment for pain intensity using visual analogue scale (VAS), and knee function using knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score (KOOS), knee effusion, and LSI of Hop test.

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Key information

Conditions

ACL Injury Accelerated Protocol Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries Knee Injuries Leg Injuries Rehabilitation After ACL Reconstruction Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year–35 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Delta university

Gamasa, Eldakahlyia, Egypt

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients were participated in this study if they fulfilled the following criteria:
  • Underwent pre-operative rehabilitation program with minimal knee effusion and full extension, good patellofemoral mobility, and the patient can actively control the quadriceps.
  • Have an ACLR with an autolongous hamstring (HT) graft.
  • Age range from 18-40 years old.
  • Football players or who perform physically demanding work.
  • Have no other ligamentous injury.
  • Have nomeniscectomy previous to or simultaneouswith ACLR.
  • Have no cartilage damage.

Exclusion criteria

  • • Patients younger than 18 or older than 35 years old
  • Have ACLR with any graft other than hamstring (HT) graft
  • Have ACL revision surgery
  • Have other ligamentous injury
  • Have a meniscectomy previous to or simultaneous with ACLR.
  • Had meniscal repair simultaneously with ACLR
  • Have cartilage damage.

Treatment and study plan

Rehabilitation protocol

Other

It's a four phases rehabilitation protocol mainly based on the remodeling process of the graft., emphasizing full passive knee extension, immediate weight bearing as tolerated and functional exercises

Primary outcomes

  1. visual analogue scale

    Time frame: 22 weeks

    It is a 100-mm horizontal line anchored by word descriptors at each end by ""no pain"" on the left and ""worst imaginable pain"" on the right

Secondary outcomes

  1. Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score

    Time frame: 22 weeks

    it is a 42-item self-questionnaire with five subscales. A five-point scale ranging from 0 (no problem) to 4 (extreme problems) was used to score each item and the scores of each subscale were individually transformed into a 0-100 scale (0 = extreme knee problems, 100 = no knee problem)

  2. limb symmetry index of Hop test battery

    Time frame: 22 weeks

    The mean score of the results of each item of hop test battery of the injured limb was divided by the corresponding mean score of the uninjured limb and the result was multiplied by 100. Hop test battery consists of the following: (1) vertical jump, (2) hop for distance, (3) drop jump followed by a double hop for distance, (4) square hop and (5) side hop

  3. knee effusion grading scale

    Time frame: 22 weeks

    It"s a reliable and valid method which Based on a stroke test, where effusion of the knee joint is quantified using a 5-point scale. A 0 grade means no wave is produced with the downward stroke

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Delta University for Science and Technology

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Functional Outcomes of a Criterion-based Rehabilitation Protocol for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Amateur Athletes: a Randomized Clinical Trial

Acronym: ACL

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Feb 8, 2023
Registry last updated
Jan 23, 2024

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