Effects of a home-based rehabilitation program on motor control, return to play, and recurrence rates after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A randomized controlled trial

Effects of a home-based rehabilitation program on motor control, return to play, and recurrence rates after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A randomized controlled trial - PreP

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00015313

Enrollment

250

Registered

2018-10-01

Start date

2018-10-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

S83.53

Interventions

Group 1: Evidence-based rehabilitation and subsequent standard follow-up treatment Group 2: Evidence-based rehabilitation and subsequent Stop-X-follow-up-treatment (http://deutsche-kniegesellschaft.de

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Acute unilateral ACL rupture (positive pivot shift) and scheduled for subsequent arthroscopically applied, anatomic single bundle reconstruction.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Meniscus lesion > 2 cm 2. Cartilage lesion > ICRS II° 3. previous musculoskeletal surgery of the uninvolved (contralateral) leg 4. leg mal-alignment > 5° 5. multiligament injury pattern 6. postoperative re-injury 7. acute or chronic inflammation of the musculoskeletal system or muscle soreness 8. non-compliance 9. Pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Normalized knee distance at landing and rective jumps during drop jumps (drop jum screening test). Knee valgus/varus position is rated at three pre-defined points during the drop jump cycle: initial ground contact at the end of the drop from the box – lowest point of the body's centre of gravity at the jump’s reversal point– ground take-off when the feet leave the surface for the reactive vertical jump. At each of this points, the distance between: 1. The two hip ankles and 2. The middles of the two knees are measured. A percentage amount of the knee distance in comparison to the hip distance was calculated to build the normalized knee distance.	—

Measure

Time frame

Normalized knee distance at landing and rective jumps during drop jumps (drop jum screening test). Knee valgus/varus position is rated at three pre-defined points during the drop jump cycle: initial ground contact at the end of the drop from the box – lowest point of the body's centre of gravity at the jump’s reversal point– ground take-off when the feet leave the surface for the reactive vertical jump. At each of this points, the distance between: 1. The two hip ankles and 2. The middles of the two knees are measured. A percentage amount of the knee distance in comparison to the hip distance was calculated to build the normalized knee distance.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Quality (subjective rating; knee angle, hip angle in sagizzal and frontal plane) during simple (combined) side and front jumps. 2. Questionnaire on return to sport after injury-ACL (RSI-ACL) assess participants’ fear/confidence on the reconstructed knee during their main sporting activity. 3. Time/date of consensur-evidence-based shared positive return to play decision. 4. one year folow-up subsequent ACL rupture. Control variable will be Tegner/Lysholm-Score, IKDC-200, KOOS ADL, injury history, demografics, pain (VAS 10 cm), kinesiophobia (Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia).	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Quality (subjective rating; knee angle, hip angle in sagizzal and frontal plane) during simple (combined) side and front jumps. 2. Questionnaire on return to sport after injury-ACL (RSI-ACL) assess participants’ fear/confidence on the reconstructed knee during their main sporting activity. 3. Time/date of consensur-evidence-based shared positive return to play decision. 4. one year folow-up subsequent ACL rupture. Control variable will be Tegner/Lysholm-Score, IKDC-200, KOOS ADL, injury history, demografics, pain (VAS 10 cm), kinesiophobia (Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia).

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactDaniel Niederer

Abteilung Sportmedizin, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main

niederer@sport.uni-frankfurt.de069 798 24581

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 2, 2026