Recruiting NCT07671430
Assessment of the Benefits of Psychological Care Before Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery of the Knee (CLIPPER)
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: A consultation with a psychologist prior to surgery.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Anxiety, Ligament Reconstruction Surgery. 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
- France
- 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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Overview
The primary objective of this study is to assess the impact of a preoperative psychological consultation on postoperative pain in anxious patients undergoing primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery.
Interventions
- Behavioral A consultation with a psychologist prior to surgery
A videoconference consultation with a psychologist prior to surgery
Primary outcome measures
- Compare the intensity of postoperative pain between the two groups during the night following the procedure [Time frame: First night following surgery]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Patient having signed the consent form for participation in the study
- Patient scheduled for first-line outpatient ACL reconstruction surgery
- Patient with a score >30 on the SFQ questionnaire (which assesses fear of surgery)
- Patient with the ability to connect to the internet and follow a teleconsultation on a screen
Exclusion criteria
- Surgical history of the operated knee
- History of psychiatric disorders and/or regular use of psychotropic medication
- Regular use of opioid medication
- Mental disability or any other reason that may hinder understanding or strict adherence to the protocol
- Patient not affiliated with the French social security system
- Patient under legal protection, guardianship or curatorship
- Pregnant, breastfeeding or childbearing women without effective contraception
- A patient who is already enrolled in another therapeutic study protocol or who has participated in another trial within the past three months
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
- Supportive care
Study locations
France · 1 center
- clinique du Sport — Paris
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07671430 · COS-RGDS-2025-06-040-P-HARDY-A