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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01348945
Date of registration: 04/05/2011
Primary sponsor: Chinese University of Hong Kong
Public title: Proprioceptive Function, Postural Stability & Clinical Outcome After Stump Preserving Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery
Scientific title: Proprioceptive Function, Postural Stability & Clinical Outcome After Stump Preserving Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery - A Comparative Study
Date of first enrolment: May 2011
Target sample size: 48
Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01348945
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Health Services Research  
Countries of recruitment
China
Contacts
Name:   Holly KH Leung
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Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Physiotherapy Department, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- for stump reserving group: partial tear ACL injury with remnant of sizable,
reasonable thickness and tension suitable

- for ACL reconstruction group: complete tear ACL injury

- for both groups: no complication such as wound infection after operation

- no history of medical problems, for example, heart disease

Exclusion Criteria:

- concomitant Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL), Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL),
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) injury, meniscus tear on the relevant knee

- previous or concomitant surgery on the relevant knee and other joints

- surgery or traumatic injuries to the contralateral limb



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Partial Tear Ligament
Ruptured Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Intervention(s)
Other: conventional ACL rehabilitation program
Primary Outcome(s)
Joint Position Sense 1 [Time Frame: Joint position sense at an expected average of 4 weeks before operation]
Joint Position Sense 2 [Time Frame: Joint position sense at 1 month post-operation]
Joint Position Sense 3 [Time Frame: Joint position sense at 3 month post-operation]
Joint Position Sense 4 [Time Frame: Joint Position Sense at 6 months post-operation]
Joint Position Sense 5 [Time Frame: Joint position sense at 1 year post-operation]
Postural Balance 1 [Time Frame: Postural balance at an expected average of 4 weeks before operation]
Postural Balance 2 [Time Frame: Postural balance at 1 month post-operation]
Postural Balance 3 [Time Frame: Postural balance at 3 month post-operation]
Postural Balance 4 [Time Frame: Postural balance at 6 month post-operation]
Postural Balance 5 [Time Frame: Postural balance at 1 year post-operation]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Clinical Test 1 [Time Frame: Test at an expected average of 4 weeks before operation]
Clinical Test 2 [Time Frame: Post-operative 3 month]
Clinical Tests 3 [Time Frame: Post-operative 6 month]
Clinical Tests 4 [Time Frame: Post-operative 1 year]
Secondary ID(s)
SPACL-CS
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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