Status:
RECRUITING
Kinesiophobia vs. Task-Specific Fear: Defining Movement-Related Fear in ACL Reconstruction Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL
Conditions:
ACL Reconstruction
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-35 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Kinesiophobia, defined as an excessive and irrational fear of physical movement due to perceived vulnerability to injury, has gained significant attention in clinical and scientific communities. This ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The patient must have given their informed consent and signed the consent form.
- The patient must have enough comprehension of the Portuguese language to complete the written questionnaires.
- The patient must have suffered an ACL injury, with or without a history of concomitant meniscal pathology, while playing or training for sport (recreational or organized).
- The patient must have undergone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery.
- The patient must be between 18 and 35 years old.
- The patient must still be under medical care/rehabilitation due to the ACL injury.
- The patient must have started jump landing tasks.
Exclusion
- The subject has a history of repeated ACLR.
- The subject has not injured the ACL while playing sports.
- The subject presents a concurrent psychiatric disorder
- The subject has a history of heart disease and/or peripheral vascular disease and/or metabolic disease and/or Raynaud´s Syndrome.
- The subject is taking any medications known to affect heart rate or blood pressure
- The subject is currently a smoker.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2026
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
21 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07190456
Start Date
January 1 2026
End Date
December 1 2026
Last Update
December 17 2025
Active Locations (2)
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1
Clínica de Fisioterapia Egas Moniz
Caparica, Almada, Portugal, 2829/511
2
Egas Moniz School of Health & Science
Almada, Monte Da Caparica, Portugal, 2829-699