Is ACL surgery safe and effective for active older adults?
NCT ID NCT07387939
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how well ACL reconstruction surgery works for people aged 50 and older. Researchers will compare knee function and recovery in 56 patients—half over 50 and half under 40—who had the surgery. The goal is to see if older adults can achieve similar benefits as younger patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 56 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients who underwent ACl reconstruction
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who underwent ACL reconstruction surgery from 2016 to 2021 at our institution * Patients who were older than 50 or younger than 40 years of age at the time of surgery * Signed informed consent and agreed to participate in all study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Non-acceptance of informed consent * Patients undergoing combined anterior and posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction procedures, patients undergoing combined anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and prosthetic surgery
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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I.R.C.C.S Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio
Milan, Milan, Italy
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