The differences of clinical outcome of brace and non-brace usage after arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with hamstring tendon graft: A randomized controlled trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20200503004

Enrollment

118

Registered

2020-05-03

Start date

2020-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Patients who diagnosed as having primary ACL injury (from physical examination by orthopedist or positive finding of MRI knee) ACL injury&#44

Interventions

Apply knee brace for 4 week postoperatively ,No brace applies postoperatively with the same postoperative rehabilitation program.

Experimental Device,Active Comparator No treatment

With brace group,Non&#45

brace group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who diagnosed as having primary ACL injury (from physical examination by the orthopedist or r positive finding of MRI knee) 2. Aged from 18 to 50 years 3.Ability to comply with a rehabilitation program 4.Ability to cooperate with the interviewers

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Meniscal repair 2.Previous either knee surgery 3.Concomitant PCL, MCL or LCL injury with the requiring surgery 4.Chondral lesions requiring other procedures such as microfracture, osteochondroplasty or osteochondral allograft transplantation (except debridement)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Functional knee score time zero, 8 weeks, 3 months and 6 months Lysholm and Tegner score, interview by research assistance	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Quadriceps strength time zero, 8 weeks, 3 months and 6 months Contrex MJ Multijoint module 2018,Pain score time zero, 8 weeks, 3 months and 6 months VAS pain scale,Stability test time zero, 8 weeks, 3 months and 6 months Ligament Arthrometer	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactPhob Ganokroj

Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

phob.gan@mahidol.ac.th+66 945359522

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026

The differences of clinical outcome of brace and non&#45;brace usage after arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with hamstring tendon graft: A randomized controlled trial