Steps to prevent osteoarthritis after ACL surgery
Part of Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This study tests whether increasing your daily steps after ACL reconstruction can help prevent knee osteoarthritis. It involves walking more and tracking your activity over time.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You had ACL reconstruction surgery between 6 months and 5 years ago.
- You have finished all formal physical therapy and are now cleared for normal activity.
- You take fewer than 8,000 steps per day.
- You own a smartphone.
- You do not have a pacemaker, cochlear implant, or metal fragments in your body.
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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