By InvitationNot Applicable

A Study Of Focused Shockwave For Anterior Knee Pain Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

United States20 participantsStarted 2026-06-26

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether Focused Shockwave (FSW) therapy reduces anterior knee pain following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL-R) with bone-patellar tendon-bone (BTB) or quadriceps tendon (QT) autografts.

Who can participate

Age range

18 Years

Sex

ALL

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: * Adults ≥18 years of age. * Have undergone primary ACL-R with BTB or QT autograft. * Have not previously undergone FSW or radial pressure wave (RPW) in the past for any indication * Must speak English * Capacity to provide consent Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or breastfeeding. * Revision ACL-R. * History of previous ipsilateral knee surgery. * Multi-ligament knee injury requiring surgical intervention beyond ACL. o Not including concomitant meniscal or chondral injuries addressed at the time of surgery. * History of deep vein thrombosis. * Active infection at or near the harvest site.

What they're measuring

Change in International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) Subjective Knee Evaluation score

Timeframe: Baseline, 7 days, 14 days, 21 days, 6 months, 9 months, and 12 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07580157

SponsorMayo Clinic

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2027-06

View on ClinicalTrials.gov More Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries trials