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Age: 18Years - 45Years
All Genders
ID06688344
Effectiveness of Focused Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Added to Conventional Physiotherapy After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Led by Berivan Beril Kılıç · Updated on 2025-12-19
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Participants Needed
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Research Sites
21 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
Researchers are evaluating the effectiveness of focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy (fESWT) in rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. This trial aims to determine whether adding fESWT to conventional physiotherapy improves muscle strength, postural balance, range of motion, pain, and functional status compared to physiotherapy alone. The study focuses on patients with isolated unilateral ACL ruptures who have undergone hamstring graft surgery. Participants will be randomly assigned to two groups. One group will receive conventional physiotherapy twice a week for 9 weeks, followed by exercise progression and face-to-face follow-up over the next several weeks. The intervention group will also receive one session per week of low-intensity fESWT between weeks 4 and 9, targeting specific knee areas. The control group will receive sham fESWT with a non-active device during the same period. During the study, researchers will assess outcomes including knee extensor muscle strength and postural stability at 6, 9, and 12 weeks. Secondary measures include range of motion, pain levels, functional ability, and fear of movement, all evaluated at the same time points. This trial uses double-blind masking and will monitor participants closely throughout the treatment and follow-up periods, with a total study duration extending to 12 weeks for primary assessments.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Efficacy of Focused Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Who Can Participate
Age: 18Years - 45Years
All Genders
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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Your Study Journey
Screening
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Treatment
Duration - Up to 24 weeks
Participants undergo conventional physiotherapy for the first 9 weeks after ACL reconstruction surgery. Between weeks 4 and 9, participants receive either one session of focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy (fESWT) or sham fESWT in addition to physiotherapy. Exercise progression is checked weekly during weeks 10 to 12, followed by continued physiotherapy with face-to-face follow-ups twice a month between weeks 12 and 24.
Weekly visits during weeks 10 to 12; twice-monthly visits between weeks 12 and 24
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Istanbul Faculy of Medicine-Department of Sports Medicine
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Research Team
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Berivan Beril Kılıç, Asst. Prof.
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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