Arthroscopic Repair versus Reconstruction for Proximal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears: A Multi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20231002010

Enrollment

Registered

2023-10-02

Start date

2024-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Patients with proximal ACL tear requiring surgery Anterior cruciate ligament, Repair, Reconstruction, Clinical outcomes, Complications, Re-injury

Interventions

Arthroscopic ACL repair with suture augmentation,Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction using hamstring autograft

Experimental Procedure/Surgery,Experimental Procedure/Surgery

ACL repair,ACL reconstruction

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Pre-operative inclusions - Complete primary ACL tear on MRI - Proximal tear on MRI - Age 18-50 years - Operation < 8 weeks after injury 2. Intra-operative inclusions - Sufficient tissue length - Sufficient tissue quality

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Complete ipsilateral concomitant knee ligament injury requiring surgery - Osteoarthritis KL grade more than grade 2 - Previous ipsilateral ACL reconstruction/repair - Grade 3 pivot shift indicating gross ligament instability - Gross lower leg malalignment requiring bony osteotomies - Pregnancy during injury or surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
IKDC score at 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years after surgery Using a questionnaire interview,Tegner score at 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years after surgery Using a questionnaire interview,Lysholm score at 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years after surgery Using a questionnaire interview,Anterior tibial translation (side-to-side difference) at 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years after surgery Using Lachmeter to measure the anterior translation of injured and normal knees	—

Measure

Time frame

IKDC score at 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years after surgery Using a questionnaire interview,Tegner score at 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years after surgery Using a questionnaire interview,Lysholm score at 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years after surgery Using a questionnaire interview,Anterior tibial translation (side-to-side difference) at 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years after surgery Using Lachmeter to measure the anterior translation of injured and normal knees

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Failure When the patient reported knee instability. Patients reported instability and confirmed by MRI.,Return to sports at 6 months and 1 year after surgery Using an ACL-RSI questionnaire interview	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactNapatpong Thamrongskulsiri

Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University

napatpong.tha@gmail.com0859761911

Outcome results

None listed

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