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External Focus of Attention Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis

NCT ID: NCT04922268

Last Updated: 2024-12-24

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

45 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-01-01

Study Completion Date

2024-08-31

Brief Summary

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Knee injuries, especially those to the ACL, are common among physically active people. These injuries are frequently treated with surgical reconstruction (ACL reconstruction; ACLR). While ACLR restores stability it does not protect against future injury, long-term pain, disability, and arthritis associated with these injuries. Our study is going to examine new ways to provide feedback about the way people move to determine if these are better at modifying movement patterns that are known risk factors of posttraumatic osteoarthritis development than current standard treatments. If you participate, you will be asked to undergo a movement analysis in a research laboratory while you perform tasks such as walking and hopping. After this initial assessment, you will be randomly allocated to one of 2 treatment groups. Each treatment group will perform 4 weeks (3x/week) of exercises to change the way people walk. Participants will then report for follow-up movement analysis testing 1- and 4-weeks after completing the intervention.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear Osteo Arthritis Knee

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Internal focus of attention feedback

Participants will complete 12 sessions over 3 weeks receiving visual feedback in a mirror of their movement patterns.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Internal focus of attention feedback

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will complete 12 sessions over a 3-week period of functional movement retraining while receiving mirror feedback. Participants will be instructed to perform each functional task in a manner that keeps their knee in line with their toes.

External focus of attention feedback

Participants will complete 12 sessions over 3 weeks receiving visual feedback of their movement patterns from a laser.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

External focus of attention feedback

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will complete 12 sessions over a 3-week period of functional movement retraining while receiving visual feedback via laser. Participants will be instructed to perform each functional task in a manner that does causes the laser to move up and down but not side-to-side.

Interventions

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Internal focus of attention feedback

Participants will complete 12 sessions over a 3-week period of functional movement retraining while receiving mirror feedback. Participants will be instructed to perform each functional task in a manner that keeps their knee in line with their toes.

Intervention Type OTHER

External focus of attention feedback

Participants will complete 12 sessions over a 3-week period of functional movement retraining while receiving visual feedback via laser. Participants will be instructed to perform each functional task in a manner that does causes the laser to move up and down but not side-to-side.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* history of primary, unilateral ACL reconstruction 6-24 months prior to enrollment
* cleared to return to full activity by treating orthopedic surgeon

Exclusion Criteria

* Body mass index \>35 kg/m2
* History of musculoskeletal injury sustained 3 months prior to enrollment
* Current participation in formal post-operative rehabilitation
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Arthritis Foundation

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of North Carolina, Charlotte

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Abbey Thomas, PhD

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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UNC Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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22-0089

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id