Actively Recruiting

Phase Not Applicable
Age: 14Years - 25Years
FEMALE
NCT05527171

Virtual Reality Mindfulness Meditation After ACL Reconstruction

Led by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · Updated on 2026-05-01

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Participants Needed

1

Research Sites

147 weeks

Total Duration

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Sponsors

U

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Lead Sponsor

N

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

Collaborating Sponsor

AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

To evaluate the effect of virtual reality mindfulness meditation on patients after ACLR, the investigators will determine the effect of virtual reality mindfulness meditation to 1) decrease self-reported injury-related fear, 2) improve poor jump-landing movement patterns, and 3) improve brain activity in women 1 to 5 years post-ACLR when compared to a virtual reality sham group.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

Virtual Reality Mindfulness Meditation After ACL Reconstruction

Who Can Participate

Age: 14Years - 25Years
FEMALE

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Female
  • Ages 14 to 25 years
  • Self-reported fear levels on the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia-11
  • Poor jump-landing movement quality measured by the Landing Error Scoring System-Real Time
  • Knee injury occurred during recreational or organized sports
  • Right-hand dominant
  • Between 6 months and 10 years after ACL reconstruction
  • Able to comply with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) requirements
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Male
  • Concussion in the past 3 months
  • Presence of metal fragments, pins, plates, clips, shrapnel, permanent makeup, body piercings that cannot be removed, surgical implants, or orthodontics that cannot be removed
  • Taking medication that affects the central nervous system
  • Any neurological conditions such as epilepsy
  • Claustrophobia
  • Under the influence of alcohol or recreational drugs
  • Pregnant or possibly pregnant

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 1 location

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Fetzer Hall, 210 South Road

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27514

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Research Team

S

Shelby E Baez, Ph.D., ATC

CONTACT

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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