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Motor Imagery After Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament

NCT05168033 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2023-12-11

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Summary

The primary aim of this study is to investigate the effect of motor imagery training as an additional tool in the rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Therefore, ACLR patients will be recruited and randomly assigned into one of following groups:

* Experimental group: Classic rehabilitation + Motor imagery training
* Control group: Classic rehabilitation

Both, the control and experimental group, will be submitted to a routine physiotherapy program after ACLR. In addition, the intervention group will be exposed to motor imagery training at three different time periods during the rehabilitation process (MI 1: immediately postoperative; MI 2: return to run; MI 3: change of direction). All participants will be invited for a preoperative screening, several postoperative screenings at 4-week time intervals and a final return to sport screening. At these test moments, participants will be subjected to a specific test battery consisting of subjective and objective clinical parameters. The subjective outcomes imply the patient's perception of pain and discomfort, level of participation, psychosocial well-being and overall quality of life. The objective clinical outcome measures relate to knee mobility and muscle strength, level of functioning/performance capacity and the detection of brain areas and networks involved in the processes of anxiety and worrying using EEG.

Conditions

  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
  • Motor Imagery

Interventions

OTHER

Motor imagery training

Mentally imagine to perform rehabilitation exercises or sport-specific tasks without generating actual motor output.

OTHER

Classic rehabilitation

Classic rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction focusing on regaining mobility, stability and strength of the knee joint and return to sport.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Ghent

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Erik Witvrouw, Prof. dr. · Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ghent University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-11-15
Primary Completion
2025-04-30
Completion
2025-04-30

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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