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NCT Number: NCT00564837

Home Vs. Physiotherapy Supervised Rehabilitation After ACL Reconstruction

This study was designed to determine whether or not there were any differences in knee range of motion, both statically and during gait, sagittal plane knee laxity, and quadriceps and hamstrings strength in patients three months post-ACL reconstruction with a bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft based on their performance of a primarily home based rehabilitation program or a standard physiotherapy-supervised program.

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Key information

Conditions

ACL Reconstruction

Age range

16 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Calgary Sport Medicine Centre

Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • 16 years of age or older
  • Surgery at least 6 weeks after injury to allow for a return of full range of motion, minimize swelling, and offset strength deficits due to pain/swelling14,28
  • ACL reconstruction with a bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft

Exclusion criteria

  • Previous or concomitant reconstruction of any knee ligament to either knee
  • Ongoing knee abnormality unrelated to the ACL injury (eg, evidence of changes on radiographs consistent with osteoarthritis)
  • Professional athletes or workers' compensation patients
  • Complications during surgery (eg, inadequate graft fixation requiring protocol modification)
  • Patients without access to local physical therapy services

Treatment and study plan

Home-based rehabilitation program

Procedure

Home-based rehabilitation program that includes 4 physiotherapy sessions in the first 3 post-op months

Physiotherapy-supervised rehabilitation program

Procedure

Physiotherapy-supervised rehabilitation program that includes 17 scheduled physiotherapy sessions in the first 3 post-op months

Primary outcomes

  1. Active assisted knee flexion and passive knee extension range of motion

    Time frame: pre-op, 6 & 12 weeks post-op

Secondary outcomes

  1. Knee flexion and extension range of motion during gait

    Time frame: pre-op, 6 & 12 wks post-op

  2. Sagittal plane laxity of the knee

    Time frame: pre-op, 6 & 12 wks post-op

  3. Isokinetic quadriceps and hamstrings strength

    Time frame: pre-op and 12wks post-op

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Calgary

Other

Collaborators

  • AirCast LLC
  • Calgary Health Region
  • Fitter International Inc.
  • Olympic Oval Endowment Fund

Registry information

Official study title

Comparison of Home Vs. Physiotherapy-Supervised Rehabilitation Programs Following Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)

Important dates

Study start
1999
Primary completion
2001
Study completion
2001
First posted
Nov 28, 2007
Registry last updated
Jan 12, 2010

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