VR-Based Preoperative Rehabilitation Program for Patients Undergoing Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction

NCT ID: NCT06347523

Last Updated: 2025-08-07

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-04-02

Study Completion Date

2025-03-01

Brief Summary

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Between April 2, 2024, and October 1, 2024, a study will be conducted at the Department of Orthopedics in the First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College involving 120 patients who will undergo anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery. They will be randomly divided into two groups: an experimental group and a control group.

Detailed Description

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The control group will receive standard nursing care, while the experimental group will receive an enhanced preoperative rehabilitation program incorporating Virtual Reality (VR) technology. This program will include patient assessments, personalized exercise prescriptions, and VR-based educational videos covering psychological support, nutritional guidance, and exercise instructions.

Patients in the experimental group will use VR headsets for preoperative and postoperative interactive training sessions, as well as for viewing postoperative educational videos. The intervention will start upon admission and will continue until discharge.

Primary outcome measures will include knee joint range of motion and the Lysholm knee function score. Secondary measures will encompass anxiety, depression, pain scores, activities of daily living, time to ambulation, postoperative complications, and patient satisfaction.

Statistical analysis will be conducted to compare outcomes between the two groups.

Conditions

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Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction Preoperative Rehabilitation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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experimental group

The experimental group will receive an enhanced preoperative rehabilitation program incorporating Virtual Reality (VR) technology

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

The VR-based preoperative rehabilitation program;

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Patients are provided with VR headsets for personalized pre-rehabilitation educational videos prior to surgery. These videos cover psychological counseling, nutritional advice, and exercise instructions. Additionally, patients engage in VR interactive functional training. After surgery, patients continue with VR technology interactive functional training and watch postoperative educational videos. This intervention is initiated upon the patient's admission and continues until their discharge.

control group

The control group will receive standard nursing care.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

standard nursing care,

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Patients in the control group receive traditional preoperative rehabilitation methods, which may include the following interventions: Joint exercises and rehabilitation exercises guided by a physical therapist. Written or verbal rehabilitation educational materials.

Interventions

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The VR-based preoperative rehabilitation program;

Patients are provided with VR headsets for personalized pre-rehabilitation educational videos prior to surgery. These videos cover psychological counseling, nutritional advice, and exercise instructions. Additionally, patients engage in VR interactive functional training. After surgery, patients continue with VR technology interactive functional training and watch postoperative educational videos. This intervention is initiated upon the patient's admission and continues until their discharge.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

standard nursing care,

Patients in the control group receive traditional preoperative rehabilitation methods, which may include the following interventions: Joint exercises and rehabilitation exercises guided by a physical therapist. Written or verbal rehabilitation educational materials.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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Virtual Reality Rehabilitation Program, VR Pre-op Rehab, VR Rehab Program

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Individuals eligible for inclusion in the study are those who undergo their initial anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery, aged between 18 and 60 years, possess adequate hearing and vision, have clear consciousness, and demonstrate proficient language communication skills.

Exclusion Criteria

* Individuals with cognitive impairments, severe hearing or vision impairments, limb paralysis, or non-compliance with the experiment will be excluded from participation.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Zeshan Chen

Nurse Researcher

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Yongsong Chen

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College

Locations

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"The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College

Shantou, Guangdong, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

Other Identifiers

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FirstShantou

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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