Status:

UNKNOWN

Post-Traumatic Knee Osteoarthritis Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Lead Sponsor:

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Collaborating Sponsors:

KU Leuven

Conditions:

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis of Knee

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-35 years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this trial is to define knee joint pathomechanics (KJPM) in the first 2 years after ACL reconstruction (ACLR) and relate these KJPM with changes in articular cartilage morphology and qu...

Detailed Description

This research project is a longitudinal prospective study. The investigators aim to define the KJPM longitudinally in the first 2 years following ACLR. The investigators relate these KJPM, combined wi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria (healthy volunteers):
  • Age: 18-35 years
  • No previous anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18-30
  • Regular physical activity (active during work or practicing sports regularly)
  • Signed informed consent to participate
  • Exclusion Criteria (healthy volunteers):
  • Major injuries to the lower extremities with absence from sports or daily life activities longer than 2 weeks or that required surgery, less than 6 months before participation
  • Pre-existing arthritic disease including inflammatory or infectious arthritis
  • Inclusion Criteria (ACL patients):
  • Age: 18-35 years
  • ACL tear which is recently reconstructed or will be reconstructed after enrollment in the current study (the reconstruction will take place within 6 months after injury) with a Hamstring autograft
  • BMI between 18-30
  • Regular physical activity (active during work or practicing sports regularly)
  • Signed informed consent to participate
  • Exclusion Criteria (ACL patients):
  • Major injuries to the lower extremities with absence from sports or daily life activities longer than 2 weeks or that required surgery, less than 6 months before participation
  • Pre-existing arthritic disease including inflammatory or infectious arthritis
  • Image based confirmation of local cartilage lesion grade 4 or major cartilage damage (Kellgren \& Lawrence \> 2)
  • Medial collateral ligament damage (\> grade 2)
  • Intra-articular knee fractures
  • Menisectomy with \<80% remnant

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    November 23 2021

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    April 1 2025

    Estimated Enrollment :

    60 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT06201442

    Start Date

    November 23 2021

    End Date

    April 1 2025

    Last Update

    January 11 2024

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    Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences

    Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, 3001