Intraoperative Energy Expenditure During ACL Reconstruction Surgery
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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
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: ACL Injury, Meniscal Injuries. Basic parameters: 16 years — 49 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
- Italy
- 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
Prospective Assessment of Surgeon Energy Expenditure Using Hexoskin During Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Influence of Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction and Meniscal Procedures
Overview
This prospective observational study evaluates the intraoperative energy expenditure of the surgeon during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction procedures. Energy expenditure and physiological workload will be measured using a wearable Hexoskin shirt during surgery. The study will compare surgical procedures involving isolated anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction combined with anterolateral ligament reconstruction, and procedures requiring additional meniscal treatment. The aim is to determine whether anterolateral ligament reconstruction meaningfully increases surgeon workload and whether meniscal procedures are associated with higher intraoperative energy expenditure.
Primary outcome measures
- Total Energy Expenditure [Time frame: During surgery, from skin incision to wound closure]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
- minute ventilation [Time frame: During surgery, from skin incision to wound closure.]
- Mean heart rate [Time frame: During surgery, from skin incision to wound closure.]
- surgical time [Time frame: during surgery, from skin incision to wound closure]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Patients undergoing primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
- Unilateral ACL rupture confirmed by clinical examination and MRI
- Surgery performed by the participating surgeon wearing the Hexoskin device
- Ability to provide written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
- Revision ACL reconstruction
- Multiligament knee reconstruction
- Bilateral knee surgery
- Concomitant procedures other than ACL reconstruction, ALL reconstruction, meniscal repair, or partial meniscectomy
- Incomplete intraoperative Hexoskin recording
- Conversion or interruption of the planned surgical procedure
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Italy · 1 center
- Vito Fazzi Hospital — Lecce
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07683247 · HEX-ACL-2026-01