Nonsurgical or Surgical Treatment of ACL Injuries

NCT ID: NCT02115451

Last Updated: 2014-04-25

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

143 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-01-31

Study Completion Date

2013-06-30

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to evaluate knee function, sports participation and knee reinjuries over 2 years in a group of patients who choose either nonsurgical or surgical treatment for an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury

Detailed Description

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This study is a part study of an overall study with the title 'Dynamic stability of the ACL-injured knee'. The overall study prospectively follows a cohort of newly injured patients with total rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in the knee.

Conditions

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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Surgical treatment

Patients who undergo rehabilitation and anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, other surgical interventions may be performed

No interventions assigned to this group

Nonsurgical treatment

Patients who undergo rehabilitation without anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, other surgical interventions may be performed

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Anterior cruciate ligament rupture within 3 months of injury
* Preinjury participation in level I or II sports at least twice a week

Exclusion Criteria

* Current or previous injury to the contralateral leg
* Another grade III ligament injury, fracture, full-thickness articular cartilage damage
Minimum Eligible Age

13 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Delaware

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Oslo University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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May Arna Risberg, PT PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Norwegian Research Center for Active Rehabilitation

Locations

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NAR- Department of Orthopaedics, Oslo University Hospital & Nimi

Oslo, Oslo County, Norway

Site Status

Countries

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Norway

Other Identifiers

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685-06289

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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