Status:
COMPLETED
Central Sensitization Symptoms and Psychosocial Factors in Athletes After ACL Reconstruction
Lead Sponsor:
University of Thessaly
Collaborating Sponsors:
KAT General Hospital
Conditions:
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-45 years
Brief Summary
The main research objective of this study is whether athletes who have sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury, experience chronic nociplastic pain and psychosocial factors, including kinesioph...
Detailed Description
This is an observational, cross-sectional study. For the purposes of the study a sample group was selected from a clinic specialised in ACL reconstruction and rehabilitation based in Athens, Greece. P...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- knowledge of Greek language,
- surgically reconstructed ACL tear on one limb only,
- successful completion of rehabilitation program,
- medical permission to return to sport,
- returned to previous sport for at least 6 months period
- athlete of a lower limb loading sport.
Exclusion
- adolescent age (\<18 years of age),
- diagnosis of cancer of any stage,
- diagnosis of psychiatric, neurological or autoimmune disease or syndrome,
- past musculoskeletal injuries, including fractures, joints dislocation, ligament and tendon tears and
- chronic musculoskeletal injuries (tendinopathies, shin splints, shoulder impingement etc.). Chronic pain is defined as pain persisting for at least 3 months, of intensity at least 3 on the VAS scale for most days per week (Kuppens et al. 2018).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2019
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 5 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
39 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04393129
Start Date
October 1 2019
End Date
March 5 2020
Last Update
May 19 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Clinical Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Laboratory
Lamia, Central Greece, Greece, 35100