Virtual psychology support for ACL repair recovery
Part of Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This study tests a virtual (online) psychological program to help people recover after ACL ligament surgery. It focuses on first-time ACL repairs and aims to improve how patients cope during recovery.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Be age 12 or older
- You are scheduled for ACL reconstruction (ACLR) with a Henry Ford sports orthopedic surgeon
- This is your first ACL surgery on the injured knee
- Your surgery is not a repeat (revision) ACL operation
- You do not have a known injury to the back knee ligament (PCL) on the same side
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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