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Virtual Reality Mindfulness Meditation After ACL Reconstruction

United States48 participantsStarted 2023-09-05

Plain-language summary

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.

Who can participate

Age range14 Years – 25 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Female * Ages 14-25 years * Have self-reported levels of fear on the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia-11 * Have poor jump-landing movement quality as measured by the Landing Error Scoring System-Real Time * Injured their knee playing or training for sports (recreational or organized) * Right-hand dominant * 6 months to 10-years post-ACLR * Demonstrate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compliance Exclusion Criteria: * Male * Concussion in the past 3 months * Presence of metal fragments, pins, plates, or clips, shrapnel, permanent makeup, body piercings that cannot be removed, surgical implants, or orthodontics that cannot be removed * On any medication that affects the central nervous system * Any neurological conditions (i.e. epilepsy) * Claustrophobia * Under the influence of alcohol or other recreational drugs * Pregnancy or suspicion of pregnancy

What they're measuring

Percentage of participants who were eligible and enrolled in the study

Timeframe: Through study completion, a total of approximately 3 years.

Percentage of participants retained in the study

Timeframe: Through study completion, a total of approximately 8-weeks

Mean Acceptability Survey Score

Timeframe: Collected post-treatment after completion of the intervention/sham at week 8

Change in Injury-related fear as measured by the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia-11

Timeframe: Collected at baseline and post-treatment after completion of the intervention/sham at week 8

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05527171

SponsorUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-06-30

Contact for this trial

Shelby E Baez, Ph.D., ATC

910-273-1821 sbaez@unc.edu

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