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Efficacy of Focused Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Led by Berivan Beril Kılıç · Updated on 2025-12-19
32
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
125 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The aim of this clinical trial is to determine the effectiveness of fESWT in rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction. The main questions it aims to answer are: Is fESWT applied in addition to conventional physiotherapy effective in physiotherapy-related parameters? Researchers will compare conventional physiotherapy and conventional physiotherapy + fESWT to see if fESWT provides benefits in addition to conventional physiotherapy. Participants: They will receive the conventional physiotherapy program 2 days per week. In addition, the intervention group will receive low-intensity fESWT 1 day per week. Participants' muscle strength, postural balance, range of motion, pain scores and functional status will be assessed.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Efficacy of Focused Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age between 18 and 45 years
- Unilateral ACL rupture
- Isolated ACL injury
- Hamstring graft
You will not qualify if you...
- Previous knee injury and anterior cruciate ligament revision
- Synovitis, stiffness, tension
- History of systemic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis
- Presence of tumor
- Deep vein thrombosis or vascular pathology in the lower extremity
- Rheumatoid arthritis or accompanying comorbidities
- Having had intra-articular injection within 6 months
- Cognitive impairment
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Istanbul Faculy of Medicine-Department of Sports Medicine
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
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Berivan Beril Kılıç, Asst. Prof.
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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