Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to compare changes in lower limb symmetry during functional and strength tests, before and after the motor imagery program, in patients who received the 3-week motor imagery program starting 3 months post-surgery versus patients who did not receive the motor imagery program.
Detailed description
This is a prospective, comparative, randomized, controlled, single-blind (patient), single-center study evaluating the effects of a motor imagery program in parallel with rehabilitation sessions in patients who have had an anterior cruciate ligament rupture. The study population is composed of adult patients who underwent reconstructive surgery after anterior cruciate ligament rupture, followed up at the Clinique de la Sauvegarde in Lyon for post-operative functional and strength testing of the anterior cruciate ligament. Patients included in the study will be randomized into two study arms (experimental arm and control arm).
Interventions
PROCEDUREReconstructive surgery after anterior cruciate ligament rupture
surgical technique for repairing the cruciate ligament
OTHERsessions from a physical therapist
sessions from a physical therapist in accordance with standard practice
Sponsors
GCS Ramsay Santé pour l'Enseignement et la Recherche
Euraxi Pharma
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Masking description
single-blind (patient)
Intervention model description
Prospective, comparative, randomized, controlled, single-blind (patient), single-center study
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients aged 18 to 45; * Individuals who have undergone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction for the first time on the operated leg; * All types of surgery (harvesting of the new gracilis or patellar tendon) within 3 months prior to inclusion; * Patients able to understand and read French; * Affiliation with a social insurance plan; * Signed informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
* Recurrence or rupture of the contralateral anterior cruciate ligament; * Osteotomy; * Cognitive disorders observed by the investigator; * Vestibular disorders known to the patient or observed by the investigator; * Post-surgical complications (infection, early graft rupture); * Patient participating in another interventional clinical trial, or in a period of exclusion from another interventional study; * Patient under guardianship or conservatorship; * Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Evolution of limb symmetry | between 3 and 4.5 months | Evolution of limb symmetry assessed by the Limb Symmetry Index in % |
| Isometric quadriceps strength | between 3 and 4.5 months | Isometric quadriceps strength using a Micro Fet handheld dynamometer (in Newtons) |
| Isometric hamstring strength | between 3 and 4.5 months | Isometric hamstring strength measured using a Micro Fet handheld dynamometer (in Newtons) |
| Average concentric strength | between 3 and 4.5 months | Average concentric strength during a counter-movement jump measured using a force platform (in Newtons) |
| Average strength | between 3 and 4.5 months | Average strength during a squat measured using a force platform (in Newtons) |
| Quadriceps activation measured | between 3 and 4.5 months | Quadriceps activation measured using electromyography |
Countries
France
Contacts
CONTACTBenoit PAIROT DE FONTENAY
Outcome results
None listed