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Virtual Reality Mindfulness Meditation After ACL Reconstruction

NCT05527171 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2026-05-01

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Summary

To evaluate the effect of virtual reality mindfulness meditation on patients after ACLR, the investigators will determine the effect of virtual reality mindfulness meditation to 1) decrease self-reported injury-related fear, 2) improve poor jump-landing movement patterns, and 3) improve brain activity in women 1 to 5 years post-ACLR when compared to a virtual reality sham group.

Conditions

  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Virtual Reality Mindfulness Meditation

Participants will be immersed in a virtual environment of their choosing. While in the virtual environment, participants will follow a guided mindfulness meditation script. Participants will complete the intervention 3 times a week over the course of 8-weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Virtual Reality Sham

Participants will be immersed in a virtual environment of their choosing, such as at a beach, forest, or lake.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Shelby E Baez, Ph.D., ATC · UNC-Chapel Hill

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
25 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-09-05
Primary Completion
2026-06-30
Completion
2026-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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