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Efficacy of Focused Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

NCT06688344 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 32

Last updated 2025-12-19

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Summary

The aim of this clinical trial is to determine the effectiveness of fESWT in rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Is fESWT applied in addition to conventional physiotherapy effective in physiotherapy-related parameters?

Researchers will compare conventional physiotherapy and conventional physiotherapy + fESWT to see if fESWT provides benefits in addition to conventional physiotherapy.

Participants:

They will receive the conventional physiotherapy program 2 days per week. In addition, the intervention group will receive low-intensity fESWT 1 day per week.

Participants' muscle strength, postural balance, range of motion, pain scores and functional status will be assessed.

Conditions

  • ACL Reconstruction
  • Extracorpereal Shock Wave Therapy

Interventions

OTHER

fESWT

fESWT will be applied for 1 session between weeks 4-9. The device will be set to low intensity at 0.20 mJ/mm2 - 4 Hz, 500 pulses will be applied from the tibiofemoral interval to the center of the tibiofemoral joint, and 1000 pulses will be applied to the soft tissues around the patella.

OTHER

Conventional Physiotherapy

Participants will be included in the traditional physiotherapy program for the first 9 weeks, and exercise progression will be provided in the form of weekly checks in the 10-12 week period. Between the 12-24th weeks, the exercise program will continue with face-to-face follow-up twice a month. The traditional physiotherapy program to be applied in the first 9-week period will be as follows : Week 1 Weight Transfer as Tolerable, NMES, Elevation, Cold Application, Ankle Pumping Exercises, Heel Slide Exercises, Isometric Quadriceps Exercises, Straight Leg Raise Exercises, Extension Brace Week 2-3 Weight Transfer, Gait Training, NMES, Heel Slide Exercises, Straight Leg Raise, Quadriceps and Adductor Isometric Exercises, Extension Brace, Bicycle, Hip Abduction-Adduction Exercises Week 4-8. week Mini Squat, Leg Press, Soft Ground Walking, Neuromuscular Training on Balance Board, Functional Strengthening with Elastic Band, Stair Climbing Up and Down

OTHER

shamfESWT

Participants in the control group will receive sham fESWT once a week in weeks 4-9. Participants will be prepared in the same way as the fESWT procedure, but the application will be done with a sham device.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Berivan Beril Kılıç

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-12-01
Primary Completion
2026-12-01
Completion
2027-05-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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