Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to ascertain if home-based therapy with monitoring via telemedicine can overcome many barriers to compliance and improve rehabilitation following ACL reconstruction. Patients undergoing ACL Reconstruction will be followed for 6 weeks during their outpatient physical therapy treatment. Subjects will undergo weekly physical therapy or weekly physical therapy paired with InterACTION.
Interventions
DEVICEinterACTION
Sponsors
University of Pittsburgh
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
15 Years to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Between 15 to 30 years of age; 2. Have undergone ACL Reconstruction; 3. Being referred for post-operative outpatient physical therapy; 4. Agree to and able to perform pre-designed exercises that they would normally perform in a physical therapy program after ACL Reconstruction.
Exclusion criteria
1. Patients undergoing concomitant meniscal repair or other surgical procedure requiring modification of post-operative physical therapy program; 2. Patients with BMI \>40 at the time of surgery; 3. Individuals who are not free of any other co-disability or comorbidity that would specifically impede disallow or otherwise hinder performance of physical therapy exercises;
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Value evaluated by the ratio of patient outcomes to costs of rehabilitation | 6 weeks | Value will be evaluated by the ratio of patient outcomes to costs of rehabilitation |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed