Status:
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Effectiveness of a Session of Analgesic Electrostimulation (Invasive and Non-invasive) Applied to the Quadriceps Muscle in Patients After Knee Surgery.
Lead Sponsor:
Universidad de Murcia
Conditions:
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Rehabilitation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-55 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is one of the most prevalent injuries in the musculoskeletal system. Consequently, its surgical reconstruction is among the most commonly performed procedur...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subjects aged between 18 and 55 years, regardless of gender.
- Subjects who have undergone surgical ACL reconstruction within the past six weeks, with or without additional procedures on one or both menisci due to their high concomitance, and with or without Lemaire reinforcement in the form of extra-articular lateral tenodesis.
- Subjects experiencing pain in the operated knee.
- Voluntary signing of the informed consent form for the study.
Exclusion
- Contraindications for invasive therapies:
- Subjects with chronic joint pathology.
- Subjects with prostheses or osteosynthesis in the affected lower limb.
- Subjects with heart disease.
- Subjects with neoplasms.
- Subjects with coagulopathies.
- Subjects with epilepsy.
- Subjects with pacemakers.
- Pregnant patients.
- Subjects with belonephobia (severe fear of needles).
- Subjects with neuropathic pain.
- Subjects with central nervous system disorders.
- Subjects with a history of neurological disorders.
- Subjects with a history of lumbar hernia or protrusion due to a possible involvement of the lumbar plexus.
- Subjects with a history of spinal surgery.
- Subjects presenting any bilateral symptoms.
- Subjects with a BMI greater than 30 kg/m².
- Subjects taking analgesic medication.
- Subjects receiving any alternative treatment not proposed in this study, which could alter the results.
- Subjects scoring above 37.5 points on the "Personal Psychological Apprehension Scale in Physiotherapy".
- Contraindications for dynamometric measurement:
- Subjects with acute quadriceps muscle injury.
- Subjects with joint instability.
- Subjects with acute joint inflammation.
- Subjects who voluntarily withdraw from the study.
- Subjects absent for any measurement session.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 18 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 25 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
45 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06910150
Start Date
February 18 2025
End Date
February 25 2026
Last Update
December 10 2025
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Clínica CEMTRO
Madrid, Madrid, Spain, 28035