Balance Control, Cruciate Ligament Injury
Conditions
Keywords
Cruciate ligament injury, Balance control, Rehabilitation, Spa therapy, Sport
Brief summary
Knee cruciate ligament injury is a common injury (15 000 per year in France) which concerns young sportsmen. Consequences are limitation in physical and sporting activities and at work. Main objective: to compare water and traditional rehabilitation after cruciate ligament injury reconstruction in terms of kinematics of recovery and of proprioceptive abilities development.
Detailed description
Secondary objectives: to compare algo-functional and sport, social and job come back date between both groups. Multicentric randomised trial comparing two therapy protocols in knee cruciate ligament injury. After surgery, 2 weeks rehabilitation; 3 weeks conventional rehabilitation (group 1) or rehabilitation in water (group 2). Data will be collected at inclusion (before surgery), 2 weeks, 1 month, 2 months and 6 months after surgery.
Interventions
OTHERUsual protocol
OTHERSpa protocol
Sponsors
Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 49 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adults, * 18-49 years, * indication of knee anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
Exclusion criteria
* other recent lower limb sprain, * history of neurological disease (stroke, central or peripheral degenerative disease), * psychtrope or antihypertensive drugs, * aquatic activities contra-indication (cutaneous).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Posturography composite score | up to 6 months | Postural control during quiet stance will be evaluated without and with sensory conflict by a sensory organization test |
Countries
France
Contacts
Primary ContactPhilippe Perrin, MD, PhD
Outcome results
None listed