New rehab combo may speed knee recovery after ACL surgery
NCT ID NCT07553013
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether adding functional proprioceptive stimulations (FPS) to continuous passive movement (CPM) therapy helps people recover knee movement and reduce pain after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Twenty-four adults who had ACL surgery took part in a 2-week rehab program, attending sessions five days a week. The goal was to see if the combined approach works better than CPM alone for improving knee mobility and easing pain.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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24 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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- Ages
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18 to 55 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * participants with isolated ACL rupture * ACL reconstructed with a four-stranded semitendinosus or ex-tra-articular tenodesis autograft * enrollment in the rehabilitation program between the fourth and seventh postoperative day Exclusion Criteria: * previous ligament reconstruction of the involved knee, reconstruction using quadriceps or patellar tendon autograft * presence of major neurological or musculoskeletal disorders (e.g., multiple trauma, Parkinson's disease, cerebral palsy, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, dementia…) * presence of cognitive impairment (i.e., Mini Mental State Examination score \< 18) * body mass index greater than 35 kg/m².
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinique Saint-Martin Sport
Marseille, 13000, France
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