Investigation of the Effects of Proprioceptive Exercises After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: control, exercise.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture. Basic parameters: 20 years — 40 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
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- 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
Investigation of the Effects of Proprioceptive Exercises on Balance, Kinesiophobia, and Functionality After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of proprioceptive exercises on balance, kinesiophobia, and functionality after anterior cruciate ligament surgery.
Detailed description
A sociodemographic form will be used to obtain sociodemographic information, the y-balance test will be used to assess balance at the beginning and end of the study, the Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale will be used to assess kinesiophobia, and the Lysholm Knee Score Scale will be used to assess functionality. Both groups will perform balance exercises currently offered at the hospital. The experimental group will also receive proprioceptive exercises in addition to the balance exercises currently offered at the hospital. The exercises will be performed three days a week for 12 weeks for both groups. In this study, the independent variables are the addition or non-addition of proprioceptive exercises, while balance, kinesiophobia, and functionality are the dependent variables. The significance levels of the obtained data will be statistically analyzed.
Interventions
- Other control
Patients will only be given balance exercises that are currently available at the hospital. - Other exercise
In addition to balance exercises, proprioceptive exercises will be performed.
Primary outcome measures
- Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale [Time frame: 14 weeks]
- Tampa Kinesiophobia Questionnaire [Time frame: 14 weeks]
- Y Balance Test [Time frame: 14 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Being between 20-40 years of age
- Having undergone anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery
- Being in the 2nd week of rehabilitation after ACL surgery
Exclusion criteria
- Having a concomitant meniscus injury
- Having a concomitant medial collateral ligament injury
- Being in the 1st week of rehabilitation after ACL surgery
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Şanlıurfa Mehmet Akif İnan Health Application and Research Center — Sanliurfa
Publications
- Zult T, Gokeler A, van Raay JJAM, Brouwer RW, Zijdewind I, Farthing JP, Hortobagyi T. Cross-education does not accelerate the rehabilitation of neuromuscular functions after ACL reconstruction: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2018 Aug;118(8):1609-1623. doi: 10.1007/s00421-018-3892-1. Epub 2018 May 23. PMID 29796857
- Erayata BN, Menek B. Investigating the effects of percussion massage therapy on pain, functionality, muscle diameter, and proprioception in individuals with ACL reconstruction: a randomized controlled trial. PLoS One. 2025 Mar 26;20(3):e0319731. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0319731. eCollection 2025. PMID 40138389
- Keays SL, Bullock-Saxton JE, Newcombe P, Bullock MI. The effectiveness of a pre-operative home-based physiotherapy programme for chronic anterior cruciate ligament deficiency. Physiother Res Int. 2006 Dec;11(4):204-18. doi: 10.1002/pri.341. PMID 17236528
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07333092 · Uskudar80