Mind over knee: mental coaching may boost ACL recovery confidence
NCT ID NCT05338385
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether adding mental skills coaching to standard care helps adolescent athletes feel more confident about returning to sports after ACL reconstruction. About 30 teens and young adults will take part. The goal is to see if this approach is practical and if it improves psychological readiness, which could lead to a larger future trial.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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8 to 25 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Diagnosis of a complete anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear * Undergoing ACL reconstruction at Boston Children's Hospital by a study-participating surgeon * Age at time of surgery between 8 and ≤ 25 * English-speaking Exclusion Criteria: * Torn medial collateral ligament (MCL), lateral collateral ligament (LCL), or posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) requiring reconstruction
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Boston Children's Hospital
Waltham, Massachusetts, 02453, United States
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