Mental Imagery to Improve Quadriceps Strength Post Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: a Feasibility Study
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Mental Imagery Open Chain, Mental Imagery Closed Chain.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Mental Imagery of Open and Closed Chain Exercises to Improve Quadriceps Strength Post Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: a Feasibility Study
Overview
The goal of this clinical trial is to understand if people recovering from anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) surgery will complete mental imagery training and if this will improve their injured leg's strength. The main questions are: * Will people complete a five-day mental imagery exercise schedule while in physical therapy for ACLR? * Does mental imagery exercise help raise leg strength during ACLR recovery? Researchers will also compare if different mental imagery exercises involving leg extension or squats will change leg strength. Participants will be asked to: * Participate in two testing sessions to make measurements of leg function * Complete about 10 minutes of mental imagery exercises once per day for five days at home and write down whether they complete the exercises.
Interventions
- Behavioral Mental Imagery Open Chain
Participants will receive a paper packet with instructions to imagine themselves performing seated maximal leg extension exercises. They will be instructed to imagine the feeling of the exercise for 5 seconds, rest for 5 seconds, and repeat this 50 times with a 2-minute rest period after the 25th repetition. They will also be asked to keep track of the exercises with tallies on a table within the packet and also to record on this table if they did not complete the exercises for that day. The par - Behavioral Mental Imagery Closed Chain
Participants will receive a paper packet with instructions to imagine themselves performing maximal standing squat exercises. They will be instructed to imagine the feeling of the exercise for 5 seconds, rest for 5 seconds, and repeat this 50 times with a 2-minute rest period after the 25th repetition. They will also be asked to keep track of the exercises with tallies on a table within the packet and also to record on this table if they did not complete the exercises for that day. The participa
Primary outcome measures
- Feasibility of Intervention [Time frame: Once per day for 5 days]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Knee Extension Strength [Time frame: Pre and post 5 days of mental imagery intervention]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- post anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) surgery
- cleared to participate in physical therapy
- currently in physical therapy related to ACLR
Exclusion criteria
- greater than 9 months post ACLR surgery
- history of lower back of hip pain that would limit lower limb motor testing
- current neurological condition that limits muscle strength
- history of substance abuse in the last 5 years
- any uncontrolled medical condition
- inability to follow 2-step commands
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Other
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Marquette University — Milwaukee
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06858293 · HR-4875