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The Effect of Whole Body Vibration After ACLR

Hong Kong50 participantsStarted 2021-01-01

Plain-language summary

This is a randomised clinical trial to detect the effect of an 8-week whole body vibration training on muscle function and dynamic knee function during single leg squat and single leg hop in patients after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 50 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Aged 18-50;
✓. Physically active before injury with Tegner score more than 6 (recreational/professional sport level);
✓. Scheduled for ACLR because of sport injury;
✓. Be able to walk with a pair of elbow crutches independently at 1 month after ACLR.

Exclusion criteria

✕. Concomitant posterior cruciate ligament or lateral collateral ligament injury in the same knee;
✕. Injury to the contralateral side;
✕. Medical problems that are contradictory to WBV;
✕. Prior experience of WBV to avoid any training or memory effect;
✕. Women with pregnancy.

What they're measuring

knee flexion angle

Timeframe: immediately after intervention, three month after intervention

knee valgus angle

Timeframe: immediately after intervention, three month after intervention

knee internal rotation angle

Timeframe: immediately after intervention, three month after intervention

Vertical ground reaction force

Timeframe: immediately after intervention, three month after intervention

Knee valgus torque

Timeframe: immediately after intervention, three month after intervention

Knee extension torque

Timeframe: immediately after intervention, three month after intervention

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05254054

SponsorChinese University of Hong Kong

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-01-01

Contact for this trial

Xin He, PhD

68102694 xinhe@cuhk.edu.hk

View on ClinicalTrials.gov More ACL Injury trials

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 50 Years

SexALL

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

Inclusion criteria

✓. Aged 18-50;
✓. Physically active before injury with Tegner score more than 6 (recreational/professional sport level);
✓. Scheduled for ACLR because of sport injury;
✓. Be able to walk with a pair of elbow crutches independently at 1 month after ACLR.

Exclusion criteria

✕. Concomitant posterior cruciate ligament or lateral collateral ligament injury in the same knee;
✕. Injury to the contralateral side;
✕. Medical problems that are contradictory to WBV;
✕. Prior experience of WBV to avoid any training or memory effect;
✕. Women with pregnancy.

What they're measuring

knee flexion angle

Timeframe: immediately after intervention, three month after intervention

knee valgus angle

Timeframe: immediately after intervention, three month after intervention

knee internal rotation angle

Timeframe: immediately after intervention, three month after intervention

Vertical ground reaction force

Timeframe: immediately after intervention, three month after intervention

Knee valgus torque

Timeframe: immediately after intervention, three month after intervention

Knee extension torque

Timeframe: immediately after intervention, three month after intervention