Beep your way to better knee recovery? new study tests metronome exercise after ACL surgery

NCT ID NCT06662955

Recruiting now Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Mahidol University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether doing a specific knee exercise with a metronome (a device that makes regular beeps) can improve how the thigh muscle works in athletes who recently had ACL reconstruction. 40 participants will do one session of the exercise, with or without the metronome. Researchers will measure muscle signals to see if the metronome helps control the muscle better.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: audible cues (metronome) during exercise
What this could lead to: If it works, this could point toward a simple, low-cost way to improve knee muscle recovery after ACL surgery.
What could go wrong: This is a very small, early study with only 40 people and a single exercise session. It measures immediate muscle signals, not long-term recovery or function.

This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION are added.

Our safety recommendation!

By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION PHYSICAL THERAPY TECHNIQUES THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE

Contacts and locations

Locations

Faculty of Physical Therapy, Mahidol University
RECRUITING

Salaya, Changwat Nakhon Pathom, 73170, Thailand

More trials for these conditions

Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.