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Effects of Hydrotherapy on proprioception after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Effects of Aquatic Exercises on Knee proprioception and Altered Motor Control of the Knee Muscles after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20090301001722N21
Enrollment
34
Registered
2019-11-09
Start date
2020-01-09
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-12-17

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Conditions

anterior cruciate ligament. Sprain of anterior cruciate ligament of knee

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: hydrotherapy. All subjects will undergo 2 sessions of proprioception aquatic exercises for 6 weeks. Each hydrotherapy session will be last 30-45 minutes consistin

Sponsors

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Aged between 18 and 35 years Undergone a unilateral ACL reconstruction No history or signs of injury in the contralateral knee 9 weeks after ACLR ROM is greater than 100° flexion and complete extension (zero degrees) Reconstruction using STG autograft No previous history of lower limb surgery before the lesion and absence of neurological disorders

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Inability to understand and/or perform the required maneuvers fear of water uncontrolled epilepsy chlorine sensitivity infected open faecal incontinence myocardial infarction

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Knee joint position sense. Timepoint: pre and post-test. Method of measurement: Biodex Isokinetic System.;Voluntary response index analysis. Timepoint: pre and post-test. Method of measurement: Surface EMG by Biometrics (Ltd) data Log.;Knee function. Timepoint: pre and post-test. Method of measurement: international knee documentation committee questionnaire (IKDC).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMohammad Reza Hadian Rasanani

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

hadianrs@sina.tums.ac.ir+98 21 8891 3469

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026