Actively Recruiting
Stopping OsteoARthritis After an ACL Tear
Led by University of British Columbia · Updated on 2024-05-10
210
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
243 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of British Columbia
Lead Sponsor
A
Arthritis Research Centre of Canada
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
By 2040, 25% of Canadians will have osteoarthritis, a disabling joint condition. Most people think osteoarthritis only affects older adults, but 50% of the 700,000 Canadian youth who hurt their knee playing sports annually will develop osteoarthritis by 40 years of age. These young people with old knees face knee pain and disability for much of their adult lives, interfering with parenting, work, and recreation. Yet, most do not know about osteoarthritis or how to reduce their risk. In this clinical trial, people who have torn the Anterior Cruciate ligament in their knee and had reconstruction surgery 9-36 months previously will be randomized to receive either a 6-month virtual education and exercise therapy program called Stop OsteoARthritis (SOAR) or a minimal intervention control program. Researchers will test if those who received the SOAR program have larger gains in knee health, including pain, symptoms, function, and quality of life at 6, 12, and 24 months. Researchers will also use MRIs (baseline and 24 months) to assess how the SOAR program influences knee cartilage degeneration and its cost-effectiveness.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Stopping OsteoARthritis After an ACL Tear
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Currently live in British Columbia, Canada
- Aged 16 to 35 years inclusive
- 9 to 36 months past a first-time ACL reconstruction performed within 12 months of the first ACL tear
- Not currently receiving knee care from a health or fitness provider
- No scheduled surgeries that would interfere with exercise during the study
- Score below 79 points on the KOOS4 Patient Acceptable Symptom State
- Have daily access to an email address and a computer with internet
- Willing to wear an activity tracker during the study
You will not qualify if you...
- Unable to communicate in English
- No medical attention for time-loss injury to the ACL reconstructed knee before the ACL tear
- Previous physician diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis in the affected knee
- Inflammatory arthritis or other systemic conditions
- Lower limb injury, surgery, or intra-articular injection in the past 6 months
- Currently pregnant
- MRI contraindications including weight over 400 lbs, pacemaker or implanted medical devices, brain or ferromagnetic aneurysm clip, metallic prostheses or shrapnel, recent surgery, medical procedures, or tattoos within the last 6 weeks
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Arthritis Research Canada
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Y 3P2
Actively Recruiting
2
Sea to Sky Orthopaedics
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, V8E 1A6
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
Jackie L Whittaker, BScPT, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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