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| Sponsors and Collaborators: |
University of Calgary Calgary Health Region Olympic Oval Endowment Fund AirCast LLC Fitter International Inc. |
| Information provided by: | University of Calgary |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00564837 |
Purpose
This study was designed to determine whether or not there were any differences in knee range of motion, both statically and during gait, sagittal plane knee laxity, and quadriceps and hamstrings strength in patients three months post-ACL reconstruction with a bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft based on their performance of a primarily home based rehabilitation program or a standard physiotherapy-supervised program.
| Condition | Intervention |
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ACL Reconstruction |
Procedure: Home-based rehabilitation program Procedure: Physiotherapy-supervised rehabilitation program |
| MedlinePlus related topics: | Rehabilitation |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
| Official Title: | Comparison of Home Vs. Physiotherapy-Supervised Rehabilitation Programs Following Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) |
| Enrollment: | 145 |
| Study Start Date: | September 1999 |
| Study Completion Date: | February 2001 |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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1: Experimental
Home-based post-operative rehabilitation program with 4 scheduled physiotherapy sessions over the first 3 post-op months
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Procedure: Home-based rehabilitation program
Home-based rehabilitation program that includes 4 physiotherapy sessions in the first 3 post-op months
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2: Active Comparator
Physiotherapy-supervised rehabilitation program including 17 scheduled physiotherapy sessions in the first 3 post-op months
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Procedure: Physiotherapy-supervised rehabilitation program
Physiotherapy-supervised rehabilitation program that includes 17 scheduled physiotherapy sessions in the first 3 post-op months
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Eligibility
| Ages Eligible for Study: | 16 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contacts and Locations| Canada, Alberta | |||||
| University of Calgary Sport Medicine Centre | |||||
| Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 1N4 | |||||
| University of Calgary |
| Calgary Health Region |
| Olympic Oval Endowment Fund |
| AirCast LLC |
| Fitter International Inc. |
| Principal Investigator: | Nicholas G. Mohtadi, MD, MSc | University of Calgary Sport Medicine Centre |
More Information
| Study ID Numbers: | 10339 |
| First Received: | November 26, 2007 |
| Last Updated: | November 26, 2007 |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00564837 |
| Health Authority: | Canada: Health Canada |
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