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The effect of visual perturbation training on biomechanics

The effect of eight weeks of visual perturbation training on lower extremity biomechanics during unanticipated cutting movements and performance of athletes with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a controlled clinical trial (RCT)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20250314065070N1
Enrollment
24
Registered
2025-06-03
Start date
2024-07-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

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

Conditions

Condition 1: Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Condition 2: Return to sport.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: visual perterbation + neuromuscular training. Intervention 2: Control group: neuromuscular training.

Sponsors

Iran National Science Foundation
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male
Age
16 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Having a unilateral autograft ACL reconstruction of the hamstring tendon, being within 9-24 months of the reconstruction surgery, having no pain, no effusion, and having full and painless range of motion in the knee, ankle, neck, and lumbar joints (measured with an electro-goniometer). Achieving at least 80% of the strength of the quadriceps of the opposite limb (measured with a hand-held dynamometer), and performing all hop tests without pain and with an index of at least 80% of the opposite limb. Issuing a return to sports clearance from the club's medical team for the athlete.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Inability to perform functional tasks (due to visual and/or hearing impairment, vestibular and neurological disorders), Re-injury after surgery.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Knee joint kinematic. Timepoint: Pre_test- Post_test(after 8 weeks of training). Method of measurement: Motion analyze system.;Knee joint kinetic. Timepoint: Pre-test and post-test (after 8 weeks). Method of measurement: Force plate.;Knee joint Performance. Timepoint: Pre-test and post-test (after 8 weeks). Method of measurement: Jump distance was measured using a tape measure.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactEbrahim Heidarnia

Shahid Beheshti University

E.heydarnia94@gmail.com+98 935 364 7198

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 2, 2026