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Readiness Outcomes Affecting Return to Sport 2.0: An Intervention Feasibility & Pilot Study

NCT05338385 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2026-05-07

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Summary

This study aims to determine the feasibility of implementing a mental skills training intervention for adolescent athletes who tear their ACL and undergo ACL reconstruction surgery alongside receiving standard-of-care clinical treatment. The study will also determine if the mental skills coaching program has any effect on the psychological readiness of patients to return to sport after undergoing surgery and postoperative recovery and rehabilitation. If feasible and if the mental skills training program shows promising effect on athletes' confidence in returning to sport, a large-scale clinical trial can be explored to assess the relationship between mental skills' impact on readiness to return to sport, which could in turn provide evidence on the benefits of integrating mental skills directly into standard clinical care.

Conditions

  • ACL Tear

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mental Skills Coaching

Participants will partake in a 1-hour pre-op initial intake, followed by five 30-min follow-up sessions at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months and 9-months post-op. All sessions will be one-on-one with the same master's-level mental skills coach. At each session, the provider will allow time for participants to share their current injury experience to date (i.e. how they are doing, challenges they have encountered). Following this, participants will be introduced to a series of mental skills tools, including but not limited to mindset awareness, motivation, cognitive restructuring, goal setting, and objective performance assessment. Participants will be provided with handouts outlining the strategies addressed to help maintain consistency of mental skills engagement between sessions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Matthew D Milewski, MD · Boston Children's Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
25 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-05-03
Primary Completion
2023-02-28
Completion
2026-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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