Motor Imagery Training Football Players With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair

NCT ID: NCT06594497

Last Updated: 2025-03-05

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 88 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-09-27
• Study Completion Date: 2026-08-31

Brief Summary

Volunteer participants who have undergone anterior cruciate ligament surgery at Bursa Çekirge State Hospital and meet the inclusion criteria will be included in the study. The study will select a sample group from the universe using the probability sampling method (simple random sampling). Participants will be divided into 2 groups: Conventional Physiotherapy + Kinesthetic motor imagery training group and Conventional physiotherapy group with randomization software (https://www.randomizer.org/). Conventional physiotherapy practices created by the physician will be applied by physiotherapists working in the hospital. Knee functions will be evaluated with the IKDC scale, reaction time will be assessed with video recording supported by the Kinovea program, kinesiophobia will be assessed with the Tampa kinesiophobia scale, and finally, autonomic functions will be evaluated with the polar device. Measurements will be repeated after 6 weeks of interventions.

Conditions

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Conventional Physiotherapy group

In line with the relevant physician's protocol, Quadriceps Isometric Exercises, Passive ROM exercises, active hip exercises while wearing a brace, ankle exercises, and ice application training are given. The patient is asked to continue as a home program for 2 weeks. After 2 weeks, electrical stimulation (15-20 minutes), current exercises, and ice application continue in the unit. (15min). A total of 30 sessions are applied. In addition, it is requested that the exercises be done at home, as in the treatment program (3x10).

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Conventional Physiotherapy

Intervention Type: OTHER

Conventional Physiotherapy

Conventional Physiotherapy + Kinesthetic motor imagery training group

Motor imagery training will be planned according to the PETTLEP model. A quiet environment will be provided to minimize distractions during the motor imagery session, and the patient's eyes will be closed throughout the session. At the very beginning of the session, a relaxation exercise lasting approximately 2 minutes will be performed to maximize attention during motor imagery. In relaxation exercises, patients will be asked to focus on their breathing, become aware of each body area, and relax the muscles in these areas. Care will be taken to ensure that the imagined movement is of similar duration to the real and optimal movement. Motor imagery will mostly be studied from a first-person perspective. During kinesthetic imagery, people will be asked to feel the movement of their body parts during each exercise without any body movement occurring. 3 sessions per week will last for 6 weeks in total.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Conventional Physiotherapy

Intervention Type: OTHER

Conventional Physiotherapy

Conventional Physiotherapy + Kinesthetic motor imagery training

Intervention Type: OTHER

Conventional Physiotherapy + Kinesthetic motor imagery training

Interventions

Conventional Physiotherapy

Conventional Physiotherapy

Intervention Type: OTHER

Conventional Physiotherapy + Kinesthetic motor imagery training

Conventional Physiotherapy + Kinesthetic motor imagery training

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Individuals with anterior cruciate ligament repair,
• Individuals who have no experience in this type of training,
• Not having any vision, hearing, or speech problems that would prevent the tests from being performed.
• Individuals who agree to the purposes of this study and to participate voluntarily.

Exclusion Criteria

• Have previous experience in Motor Imagery techniques or training,
• Having any orthopedic problem that prevents walking,
• Having a history of neurological disease,
• People being treated with any medication that affects the central nervous system

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 30 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Kutahya Health Sciences University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Meltem Işıntaş

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Kutahya Health Sciences University

Locations

Kutahya Health Sciences University

Kütahya, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

Meltem Işıntaş

Role: CONTACT

meltem.isintas@ksbu.edu.tr

+902742652031

Facility Contacts

Meltem Isintas

Role: primary

meltem.isintas@ksbu.edu.tr

02742652031

Other Identifiers

2024/09-34

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id