Pre-surgery exercise program for ACL injury patients
Part of Bones, joints & muscles clinical trials.
This trial tests whether doing special exercises before ACL surgery (called prehabilitation) helps you recover better after the operation. It's for people who have a first-time ACL tear and are scheduled for reconstruction surgery using a tendon from their own body.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be 18 years or older.
- This must be your first ACL injury.
- Your ACL surgery must be scheduled at least 10 weeks from now, and it will use a tendon graft from your own hamstring, gracilis, or quadriceps/patellar tendon.
- Your knee must be able to bend to at least 80 degrees and straighten to within 10 degrees of fully straight.
- You need a doctor's prescription for prehabilitation and be able to attend the program and follow-up rehab at one of the 15 clinics.
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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