EFFECT OF ADDING HAMSTRING MUSCLE DRY NEEDLING TO REHABILITATION PROTOCOL AFTER ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION ON KNEE MOBILITY

Effect of adding hamstring muscle dry needling to rehabilitation protocol after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction on knee flexion and extension ROM, knee pain and knee function (double blind randomized control trail)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202408540896610

Enrollment

Registered

2024-08-26

Start date

2022-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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

Conditions

Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning Musculoskeletal Diseases Surgery

Interventions

Traditional rehabilitation protocol

Hamstring dry needling added to traditional rehabilitation protocol

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Forty patient from 18 to 35 years old after ACLR using semit graft

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Postsurgical excess knee swelling which affect exercise performance. • ACL reconstruction using any other graft type • Unstable Cardiovascular disease. • Any lower limb trauma. • Known Hip and ankle disorders. • BMI more than 30% • Pregnanc

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Knee ROM	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Quadriceps power, function	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactMohy Fadl

Lecturer assistant

Mohy-eldeen@gmail.com+201006369194

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026