Status:
COMPLETED
Functional Resistance Training to Improve Knee Function After ACL Reconstruction
Lead Sponsor:
University of Michigan
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Conditions:
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Eligibility:
All Genders
14-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine if thigh muscle weakness and the lack of muscle activation that accompanies ACL injury and reconstruction can be improved with functional resistance training.
Detailed Description
Profound quadriceps weakness is ubiquitous after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, and current rehabilitation approaches are not successful in optimizing quadriceps strength and knee fu...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- aged 14-40 years
- suffered an acute, complete ACL rupture
- willingness to participate in testing and follow-up as outlined in the protocol
- English-speaking
Exclusion
- inability to provide written informed consent
- female subjects who are pregnant or are planning to become pregnant
- previous ACL injury
- previous surgery to either knee
- bony fracture accompanying ACL injury
- patients who experienced a knee dislocation;
- patients who are contraindicated for transcranial magnetic stimulation (e.g., metal implants in head, unexplained recurrent headaches, history of seizures, epileptogenic drugs, active psychiatric illness, etc.).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 17 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03282565
Start Date
March 17 2018
End Date
December 1 2020
Last Update
January 18 2022
Active Locations (1)
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109